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 ...

Before you start creating batik art, it is important to prepare the fabric well. Start by washing the fabric to remove any ...

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 ...

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 ...

African batik art is a traditional textile technique that uses wax and dye to create intricate patterns on fabric ...

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 ...

People celebrated National Batik Day at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, a culture-based recreational area, in Jakarta, Indonesia, and learned more about the Batik dyeing technique. The National Batik Day, ...

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 ...

JAKARTA -- If I had to choose a favorite textile, and a favorite place to admire its infinite forms, it would be Indonesia's traditional batik in Thamrin City, a windowless multilevel market in the ...