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 ...

Solo, Indonesia – Gunawan Setiawan is the fourth generation of batik makers and sellers in his family, and hails from the historic royal city of Surakarta, or Solo, in Central Java which is also known ...

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 ...

KUALA TERENGGANU, Aug 24 (Bernama) -- Patterns of various motifs produced with the "canting" hand-drawn technique on high-quality fabrics such as natural silk makes Malaysian batik more charming and ...

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, ...

THE traditional art of crafting batik motifs typically involves using wax for design creation. However, Batik Lenggong stands out for its unique approach – utilising clay to form the background of its ...