(This tool, the canting, is unique to Indonesian batik.) In Batik Tulis, both sides of the fabric are treated with wax before being immersed in a series of dye baths. This repeated application of ...

Wax fabric is widely seen across West Africa today, but its origins trace back much further. Initially inspired by Indonesian batik and industrialized by Europeans, it was later reclaimed and ...

There is also an option that uses environmentally friendly wax and fabric, as well as natural ... the government will continue to promote Indonesian batik so that it can also be well-known ...

and fashion shows related to the fabric. In 2008, Respati founded PURANA, a fashion house focusing on Indonesian batik and traditional textiles. In 2015, she launched a ready-to-wear line called ...

Dutch wax is a kind of resin-printed fabric that has long been manufactured ... and dye seeped through—that didn’t appeal to Indonesian batik purists. In need of a market for the new textiles ...

Perhaps reading the changing social fabric of Indonesia in the literal ... it seems appropriate to raise cheers for batik -- and also for Indonesian nationalism, capitalism and commercialization ...

Suede, silk and crepe cotton are the fabrics used,” says Shroff. “I was inspired to work on Indonesian batik fabric during my travels to Jakarta. However, it is a challenge to work on the ...

Pekalongan is a city known for manufacturing batik, a traditional Indonesian method of using wax to resist water-based dyes to depict patterns and drawings, usually on fabric. It is not uncommon ...