Abstract: The main characteristic of wax-printed fabric is crack pattern. In order to represent the realistic crack effect in pattern design of modern wax-printing and imitating wax-printing, this article discussed the characteristics, coloration, and the aesthetic value of cracks in handmade wax-printing. An analysis is made about the factors to impact of crack generation. The thickness and curvature of crack vary according to the production condition. In the most cases, the intersection area will be bolded. The form of wax cracking determines crack shape, such as nature cracked, parallel or square. Besides, the sharp of crack is related to the pattern and the size of waxed area. Moreover, the cracking extent and sequence could realize different dyeing and gradation of colors. Also there are blur-dyeing parts produced by wax not firmly stick to the fabric. In addition, wax-printing cracks have the aesthetic value of defective, disorder and texture beauty.

Key words: wax-printing , ice crack , morphology and feature , aesthetic value