Celebrated by designers, tastemakers, and pattern-lovers for centuries, batik is both a type of fabric and an ancient dyeing technique with a long and complicated history. Often grouped with other ...

Batik is the use of dyes to create a watercolor effect in clothing and fabric. You can create the same look with wax paper and crayon shavings, and apply cut appliques to clear ornaments for holiday ...

Batik means painted or dotted in Javanese. The origins of this traditional Indonesian handicraft, which uses applications of wax to create patterns in dyed cloth, reach back more than 1,000 years.

A Wax Crayon Batik Workshop will be held March 10-12. Tallahatchie Arts Council member Rebecca Browning will lead the class each evening from 5:00-8-00 at the Art House, 205 Highland Street. The ...

Indonesia may be the undisputed king of batik – the traditional art of decorating fabric using wax and dye – but neighbouring Malaysia is embracing this versatile, time-honoured technique with ...

Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita said the government is in the process of adopting the Indonesian National Standard (SNI) for batik to ensure authenticity, strengthen consumer trust, and ...