KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia-- Decorative batik clothing has long had its place as Malaysia's official national costume. But today, the eye-catching patterns of the age-old design method have reached new ...

Indonesia's most highly developed art form, batik, is made by an ancient wax-resistant dying technique that predates written records. Batik textiles were worn by the leaders of the prosperous ...

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, ...

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MANILA, Philippines - An innovation that combines the traditional wear of two countries may just become the official ASEAN attire. At one DSWD monitoring meeting about two years ago, Muslim woman ...

A strategic location at the nexus of East-West maritime trade saw Terengganu flourish as a production centre for traditional textiles songket and batik, which are now deeply woven into Malaysia's ...

OG skate brand Vans has teamed up Della, a socially-responsible L.A.-based design Della that employs a village-based collective of craftswomen in the West African country of Ghana. In exchange for ...