Batik design style fabrics have been around for years and were a popular pattern for clothes in the 70s. As with most craft trends, this one is coming back around again and batik print fabrics are ...

Batik, a painting technique that uses wax and dye, is a long and labor-intensive process. As a result, the traditional Indonesian art form is struggling for survival. An engineer is hoping to change ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Sample of waxed cotton cloth after ...

Explore three traditional Indonesian textile techniques: Songket, Ikat, and Batik. Then, learn how to design your own dyed textile, inspired by the Batik dyeing process. CAUTION- This project includes ...

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The age-old practice of batik-dyeing is quietly undergoing a “green” revolution, thanks to an initiative by a renowned batik-maker in Kuala Terengganu. Noor Arfa Holdings Sdn Bhd is carrying out a ...

Learn the art of Batik in this 2 1/2 hour workshop. Batik, originating from Java, Indonesia, is a technique of wax-resist dyeing. The name stems from the Javanese word tik, meaning to dot. The process ...

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia — Hadi Suwito quietly sits at his desk to oversee the daily operations of Batik Plentong, one of Yogyakarta’s surviving manufacturers of traditional batik textile. On the wall ...

SINGAPORE – The Peranakan Museum’s latest exhibition, which presents about 200 heirloom batik textiles and accompanying objects such as accessories, zooms in on three Chinese Peranakan women from the ...

Eleven male inmates of the Manhyia Local Prison in Kumasi have received training in the batik, tie and dye fabric craftsmanship as part of their rehabilitation process. The two-day training programme ...