Eleanor Kuhns' love for batik is actually wrapped in a quilt. Kuhns, a quilter, is always in search of the perfect shade of a color, so she started dyeing her own fabric. Batik (bah-TEEK') uses melted ...

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

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 ...

MAKE AN IMPRESSION: Asheville-based batik artist Jessica Kaufman, left, prints hot wax onto linen fabric with hand-carved teak blocks in Bhujpur, India. Woodblock carver Anwar Khatri, right, shows his ...

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 ...

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The annual show East Java Fashion Harmony last month was held at Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in East Java, Indonesia. Korea's Gyeongsangnam-do Province collaborated with East Java as sister ...

Eleven male inmates of the Manhyia Local Prison in Kumasi have received training in the batik, tie and dye fabric craftsmanship as part of their rehabilitation process. The two-day training programme ...