http://www.batikbazar.com/batik_blog Batik fashion, news, events, techniques... Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:48:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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. ... http://www.batikbazar.com/batik_blog/2008/03/26/batik-design-tools-dyes/ 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 ... http://www.batikbazar.com/batik_blog/2008/02/17/batik-design-tools-canting/ 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 ... http://www.batikbazar.com/batik_blog/2008/01/05/batik-bali-fashion-week-2007/ 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 ... http://www.batikbazar.com/batik_blog/2007/12/31/malaysian-batik-artist-khalid-shamsuddin-arshad/ 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 ... http://www.batikbazar.com/batik_blog/2007/12/16/kuala-lumpur-international-batik-convention-exhibition-2007/ 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. ... http://www.batikbazar.com/batik_blog/2007/12/16/batik-dress-code-for-un-climate-change-summit/ 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 ... http://www.batikbazar.com/batik_blog/2007/12/14/a-batik-for-christmas/ 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 ... http://www.batikbazar.com/batik_blog/2007/09/17/fruity-batik/ 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 ... http://www.batikbazar.com/batik_blog/2007/09/09/soy-wax-as-an-alternative-resist-to-paraffin/ 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 ... http://www.batikbazar.com/batik_blog/2007/08/18/endon-batik-fashion-award/