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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Precision and patience: Painting batik patterns on fabrics requires precision and patience, using ink made of hot liquid wax.

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 ...

Batik dyeing trends have shifted from using artificial ingredients to natural ones. The natural dyeing process is more complicated than the chemical one, because it must be done repeatedly to get the ...

On September 12, the China Cultural Centre in Malta (CCC) is holding a lecture on one of the prized intangible cultural heritage items, as part of the 2017 Malta-Colourful Guizhou Culture and Art ...

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Blue is the color for February at the Butterfield Garage Art Gallery, which will feature indigo batiks by Cindy Wilson. The show, titled “Midnight in the Garden of Indigo,” results from Wilson’s ...

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 ...