Originally Posted by Glassquilt
Originally Posted by bearisgray
what is a "chop pattern"?
A seal, in an East Asian context, is a general name for printing stamps and impressions
For example, these are the Hoffman Bali Chops:
http://www.batiksplus.com/SuperStore...sortmentID=353
The stamp is used to create the wax resist patterns on the fabric, which is then dyed, sometimes multiple times, sometimes re-stamped again with another pattern, and re-dyed, and on and on it goes.