Batik is dyed by proud craftspeople who draw designs on fabric using dots and lines of hot wax, which resists vegetable and other dyes and therefore allows the artisan to colour selectively by soaking ...

Contemporary batik designs -- often tied more to individual ... Perhaps reading the changing social fabric of Indonesia in the literal fabric of this cloth is a stretch. But, at the very least ...

from Kulai said business has been good for him and that he had recently received orders for his batik textile from buyers from Pakistan and Morocco.

BATIK, the intricate and vibrant textile art, holds a cherished place ... drew early inspiration from the vibrant and floral designs of Pekalongan in Central Java. “As a relatively younger ...

For instance, I once created a piece combining batik fabric and high-cut Converse shoes ... collaborate with a renowned hijab brand dUCk to design their Merdeka edition two years ago and with ...