Name: Emma
Message: Hi,
I was wondering why do you use salt in batiking? I searched your site and the only page that came up was "Do I need to use salt?". If you could answer my question that would be great.

I never use salt when batiking, myself.

Whether you need salt when batiking depends on what type of dye you are using, and what dyeing technique.

Some dyes are more easily driven out of solution onto fabric when salt is added, though the salt does nothing in itself to bind the dye to the fabric. The salt just makes the dye a little less attracted to the water.