Over the years more and more cultures have embraced the spirit of Christmas and especially the tradition of giving gifts to family and friends. This is also true for the people of Indonesia and Malaysia where the art of batik in its many forms is very much part of the everyday life.
This is ever more […]

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For centuries the preferred waxes used in batik have been beeswax, vegetable and animal waxes, and more recently paraffin. While these mixtures can be boiled out of cotton, removal from acid-dyed silk requires dry cleaning, specifically the use of perchloroethylene, a toxic chemical which is heavily regulated by the EPA in the USA.  In the […]

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Since it was launched in 2003, the Piala Seri Endon has become an annual event that those in the batik, fashion, handicraft and soft furnishing industries look forward to with excitement and anticipation. A key component of the Malaysia Batik – Crafted For the World movement, which was the vision of the late Datin Paduka […]

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