Jantima Sukmetta, 52, gradually unfolds a batik fabric. It has distinguished colours ... of Songkla University (Pattani Campus), she sold a gold bracelet her mother gave her to buy tools to ...

Batik is a traditional Javanese ... there are combinations of red, blue and black for mothers, whereas grandmother’s fabric is red with patterns dyed over in blue and black.

It is hosting the annual Gold Threads Awards, an initiative that aims to preserve the nation's rich cultural heritage of weaving, batik printing ... hand-woven silk fabric decorated with intricate ...