Batik design can be created via a large variety of dyes.
In the early days of batik, colors were made from natural plant sources.
The oldest color used in traditional batik making was blue. The blue color was made by mixing leaves of the Indigo plant with syrups of sugar and lime. It was possible to obtain […]

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Although batik art can look very intricate, the tools used to make batik clothes are used are still very simple.
The first and most important tool of the Batik artisan is the canting.
The canting (pronounced “tjanting”) is a small spouted copper container that is connected to a short bamboo handle. The copper container is filled with […]

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Bali Fashion Week is a unique, yearly fashion event held by Moda Bali Foundation that combines fashion, art and culture. Since 6 years, the event has been the place to be and a platform for designers, textile producers and buyers from all over the world to meet and discuss business opportunities.
The 7th edition of the […]

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Khalid Shamsuddin Arshad began as a batik artist at 19. He fell in love with batik as an art form as soon as he got in touch with it and never left his craft. He knew right away his future would be in batik.
In his twenties, Khalid had established himself as a batik designer, […]

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The Kuala Lumpur international batik convention and exhibition was held beginning of December 2007 at the world class Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, in the heart of the city.
 
While the convention - “The Business of Batik” - provided an interactive discussion platform for business and knowledge sharing between international speakers and experts, the exhibition displayed some […]

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The latest United Nations Climate Change Conference took place on 3-14 December 2007 in Bali.

 It brought more than 10,000 participants, including representatives of over 180 countries. Delegates and NGOs were invited by summit hosts to cast aside their usual business attire and opt for traditional, comfortable, and relaxing batik clothing. The initiative was aimed at […]

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If you don’t know what to do with the remains of your fruits, why don’t you try to make natural dye for your batik creations ?
In the state of Kelantan in Malaysia, several batik designers create hundreds of colours from fruit skins, leaves, tree bark, flowers, coral and mushrooms.
To produce the dye, the material is […]

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