Lay the fabric on a clean surface and draw the desired motif with a pencil. Keep the fabric taught by weighting it down at the edges with heavy boards or similar objects. Lightly mark out the pattern over the entire piece of fabric where you want to exhibit your design. Use either lightly colored fabric or unbleached fabric that has not been previously dyed so that overlaying dyes that you apply will display as expected.
Put on a pair of heatproof gloves and goggles.
Put enough wax blocks into a metal pot to halfway fill it. Heat the wax until it melts and appears thin. Test the consistency by stirring with a toothpick.
Apply wax onto your line drawing using the chanting tool or a thin paintbrush. Draw a thin line and continue putting on the wax until the entire pattern is marked. Reheat wax in the pot if it becomes too cool. Set fabric aside for about 30 minutes or until all the wax is cool to touch.
Prepare a dye bath in a plastic tub using the instructions on the dye packaging. Wear long plastic gloves to avoid staining your skin. Submerge the fabric into the dye bath for the product's recommended time, allowing it to absorb the color. Remove and set aside to completely dry on a clothesline.
Dampen two old clean towels lightly with water. Set out several sheets of blank newsprint onto an ironing surface. Place the fabric on top sandwiched between the towels, wax side down. Using a warm iron, press the fabric so that wax is displaced onto the towel and paper below. Repeat with fresh newsprint as it absorbs wax and until the fabric is soft to the touch.