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

It is fascinating to think that there are so many existing methods of art and craft all over the world that have been invented and practiced over centuries. It is fascinating to think that there are ...

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Practitioners of art and design have been using the laborious process of batik, wax-resist dyeing technique on fabric for centuries. While linen was first soaked in wax and then scratched using a ...

Batik is an ancient form of dyeing textiles in which hot wax is applied to a piece of cloth in some design. When the cloth is submerged in a dye bath, the parts covered with wax resist the pigment.

African- and Asian-inspired fashions exploded out of stores this summer after designers flooded runways with boho love. The weather has cooled, but the boho look is still hot. Here's an inexpensive ...

Batik is an ancient form of dyeing textiles in which hot wax is applied to a piece of cloth in some design. When the cloth is submerged in a dye bath, the parts covered with wax resist the pigment.

ndonesian batik artist Agus Ismoyo recalled a chance meeting in Yogyakarta over 30 years ago that eventually led him to travel to the remote desert lands of Australia. That day, Ismoyo gave directions ...

Java is a Javanese word. Java is one of the islands of Indonesia. But this form of art is rooted in China. In Iran, this print is called “Kalagheh’i”. The only region of Iran where Batik prints are ...