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    DYEING AND BLEACHING

    PREAMBLE

    This syllabus is intended to create a platform for an objective assessment of candidates’


    understanding of the socio-economic prospects of Dyeing and Bleaching. Through this, the
    extent of their skills in exploiting Dyeing and Bleaching for wealth creation, self sustainability
    and poverty eradication shall be evaluated.

    OBJECTIVES

    Candidates will be tested on their


    (i) knowledge and practical skill in the functional and productive manipulation of dyes and
    chemicals on fabrics;
    (ii) creative ingenuity in visual representations;
    (iii) ability to produce finished designed fabric for appreciation and economic patronage;
    (iv) understanding of the safety measures in executing dyeing and bleaching.

    SCHEME OF EXAMINATION

    There will be three papers, Papers 1, 2, and 3, all of which should be taken. Papers 1 and 2 shall
    be a composite paper to be taken at one sitting.

    PAPER 1: The paper will consists of forty multiple choice questions drawn from the entire
    syllabus. Candidates will be required to answer all the questions in 45 minutes for 40
    marks.
    PAPER 2: The paper will consists of six essay type questions out of which candidates will be
    required to answer any four of the questions in 1 hour 40 minutes for 60 marks.

    PAPER 3: This paper will evaluate candidates’ skills in tie-dye, batik and printing. The paper
    shall have three alternatives: (a) Tie-dye; (b) Batik (Wax or Starch Resist) and (c)
    Printing. Candidates shall answer question(s) in of the alternatives only.

    The paper shall be rendered on fabric with dye-resist materials and printing inks.
    Each alternative shall carry 100 marks. Candidates shall have 30 minutes for
    preparation after which the test will commence and last for four hours.
    The test will be conducted and assessed on-the-spot by a visiting Examiner appointed
    by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). The question paper will be
    made available to candidates at least two weeks before the date of the test.

    DETAILED SYLLABUS

    1. INTRODUCTION TO TIE-DYE.

    (a) Meaning of tie- dye


    (b) Types of tie-dye designs
    (c) Materials and tools for tie-dye

    2. COLOUR MANIPULATION AND MOTIF FORMATION

    (a) Definition of colour


    (b) Classes of colours
    (c) Formation of motifs for designs
    (d) Using motifs to create impressions on the fabric
    (e) Creation of patterns e.g repeat, mirror, halfdrop, halfslide, block etc.

    3. SAFETY AND PRECAUTIONS


    (a) Safety materials to be used when dyeing e.g. nose and mouth masks, rubber
    gloves, apron, cold water, petroleum jelly e.t.c.
    (b) Proper storage of chemicals
    (c) Proper handling of electrical appliances
    (d) Importance of safety precautions

    4 PREPARATION OF DYE

    (a) Meaning of dye


    (b) Types of dyes e.g.(synthetic and natural dyes)-cold-water dye(reactive),
    warm / hot-water dye (dylon) etc.
    (c) Preparation of dye bath

    5. DYEING PROCESSES

    (a) Dyeing procedures


    i. Plain dyeing
    ii. Pattern dyeing e.g tieing techniques, marbling
    (b) Finishing (oxidation, washing, starching, ironing and packaging)

    6. INTRODUCTION TO BATIK
    (a) Meaning of batik
    (b) Types of batik e.g freehand, splashing, cracking, blocking, etc
    (c) Materials and tools for batik e.g wax, fabric, tjanting, form, starch, yam, flour,
    dyes etc

    7. BATIK
    (1) Wax Resist Method

    (a) Preparation of fabric, wax and other materials


    (b) Waxing techniques and precautions
    (c) Oxidation and de- waxing
    (d) Finishing.

    (2) Starch Resist Method

    (a) Meaning of starch


    (b) Materials and tools for starch resist technique
    (c) Preparation of paste
    (d) Safety and precautions in starch resist method
    (e) Different methods of starch resist e.g. stenciling, freehand drawing,
    screening and stamping
    (f) Oxidation and removal of starch
    (g) Finishing

    8. FABRIC PRINTING

    1) Meaning of printing
    2) Printing techniques e.g relief process (lino), intaglio, silk screen etc.
    3) Tools, materials and equipment for printing
    4) Motif formation
    5) Production process of fabric printing
    6) Finishing

    9. TIE-DYE AND PRINTING

    (1) (a) Introduction to tie-dye printing


    (b) Techniques used to print on tie- dye e.g. direct printing,
    discharge printing, resist printing, transfer printing, etc.
    (c) Materials and tools for tie-dye and printing
    (d) Finishing

    (2). (a) Meaning of bleaching


    (b) Types of bleaching e.g chlorine bleaching and oxygen bleaching
    (c) Materials and tools for bleaching e.g fabric, chemicals( choloros, caustic
    soda, hydrosulphite etc).
    (d) Application of bleach on fabric.

    LIST OF MATERIALS, TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT

    1. Alum
    2. Bee wax
    3. Boiling ring / Electric Kettle
    4. Bowls of different sizes
    5. Brown paper or old newspaper
    6. Brushes, sable and bristle
    7. Cardboard
    8. Caustic soda, hydrosulphite, chlorine, chlorous, sodium chloride
    9. Chisel
    10. Cutting knives
    11. Cutting saw/ machine
    12. Drawing pins
    13. Drawing sheet
    14. Dye stuffs
    15. Eraser
    16. Fabric (assorted)
    17. Foam
    18. Frame for stretching fabric and a medium sized screen printing frame
    19. Generator
    20. Hand drier
    21. Pressing iron
    22. Lino sheets
    23. Lino cutters
    24. Long table for printing
    25. Masking tapes
    26. Metal pot
    27. Plastic
    28. Mixing cups
    29. Needle and thread
    30. Nylon(thick or carpet)
    31. Padded table
    32. Paddle stick and ladle
    33. Palette knife
    34. Pegs
    35. Pencil
    36. Plastic buckets
    37. Poster colour
    38. Raffia/twine
    39. Rubber gloves
    40. Rubber rollers
    41. Rulers
    42. Spoons
    43. Spraying gun, automizer machine
    44. Squeegee
    45. Stapler
    46. Stove
    47. Tjanting
    48. Template(different sizes)
    49. Texfast ink
    50. Wax
    51. Wooden hanger
    52. Thimbles
    53. Opaque ink
    54. Mesh
    55. Seriset and bichromate (blue emotion)
    56. Lacquer
    57. Plain glass
    58. Starch

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