Fabric painting is easy and colorful. But did you know there are all kinds of techniques you can use to create different effects? Batik - using hot wax as a fabric resist is one of them. However, ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Various Indonesian batik clothing and fabrics featured at the Indonesian Pavilion at the 2019 Apparel Textile and Footwear (ATF) Trade Exhibition in Cape Town, South Africa, on ...

Batik is an ancient – and highly developed – art form where dye-resistant wax is used to create delicate patterns and designs on a piece of fabric. It requires a high level of technique, skill and ...

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 26 September 2023 – As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, a time when families gather to celebrate the full moon and the bountiful harvest, Anmako, the Singaporean brand ...

The Indonesian cloth batik has gone from being used in traditional ceremonial costumes to mainstream fashion items. Following batik's soaring popularity, other types of Indonesian cloths have also ...

Batik is traditionally linked to Java, but batik clothing today weaves together Indian, Chinese and Malay elements to create a distinctly South-east Asian cultural heritage, said local fashion ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - To know batik better, especially why premium batik cloth can cost millions of rupiah for a cloth measuring around 1 by 1.5 meters, the first thing is to recognize the definition of ...

Inhaling the strong scent of boiling wax, I stepped inside a house where elderly women were busy transferring the scalding substance onto fabric. In that house in Ciwaringin, Cirebon, West Java, they ...

Yang Fang dries batik cloth at home in Danzhai county, Southwest China's Guizhou province, on Oct 28, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua] The batik system of dyeing, which originated during the Han Dynasty (206 ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia-- Decorative batik clothing has long had its place as Malaysia's official national costume. But today, the eye-catching patterns of the age-old design method have reached new ...