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 ...

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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Batik is something that almost every Malaysian household would have. Whether it’s in the form of a sarong, a headband, or even a painting, it’s a traditional cultural craft that seems to withstand the ...

Zhang Yiqiong (L) watches a woman working in her batik workshop. [Women of China/Zhang Jiamin] Zhang Yiqiong, a Miao woman in Sandu Shui Autonomous County (in Southwest China's Guizhou Province), has ...

Batik artist Jezima Mohammed holds a framed photo of the late Queen Elizabeth II, who is wearing a white and baby pink scarf she designed and sent via post to Buckingham Palace, in Matara, Sri Lanka, ...

A team of young, accomplished artisans is in Hyderabad to share stories of the unique batik handicraft of Kutch and showcase products created with innovative patterns/designs. In collaboration with ...

GUIZHOU, Nov. 7, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Batik, a craft inherited through generations among the Miao ethnic group in southwest China's Guizhou, has a history of more than 2,000 years. Danzhai County is a ...