As Indonesia’s traditional icon, batik has shied away from embracing technology for hundreds of years. This has resulted in a slow pace of development of batik, as most craftsmen create batik based on ...

African batik gloves are a colorful and traditional accessory that can be incorporated into modern winter fashion ...

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Precision and patience: Painting batik patterns on fabrics requires precision and patience, using ink made of hot liquid wax. Precision and patience: Painting batik patterns on fabrics requires ...

African batik is a traditional art form that uses wax and dye to create intricate patterns on fabric. This technique can be ...

The clothes we wear in many ways convey to others who we are and where we come from. In the case of Indonesian traditional textile batik, this message is explicit, as patterns and motifs often tell ...

Buddhi Batiks launched their latest collection on December 6 at their Ward Place, Colombo 7 store. The shop was a colour palette of batiks of varied patterns for all ages. Ladies tried on silk sarees ...

JAKARTA -- If I had to choose a favorite textile, and a favorite place to admire its infinite forms, it would be Indonesia's traditional batik in Thamrin City, a windowless multilevel market in the ...

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 ...