Batik is a dyeing technique using wax resist. The term is also used to describe patterned textiles created with that technique. Batik is made by drawing or stamping wax on a cloth to prevent colour absorption during the dyeing … See more

The English word batik is borrowed from Javanese bathik (Javanese script: ꦧꦛꦶꦏ꧀, Pegon: باتيق). English dictionaries tend to define batik as a general dyeing technique, meaning that cloths with similar methods o… See more

• Ancient pieces and representation of batik cloths
• Fragment of dyed textile from Niya (Tarim Basin), China, 3rd to early 4th century
• Fragment of hanging with Biblical scenes, from Byzantine period Egypt, early 6th century … See more

Production begins by washing the base cloth, soaking it, and beating it with a large mallet. Patterns are sketched with pencil and redrawn using hot wax, usually made from a mixture of paraffin or beeswax, sometimes … See more

The patterns of batik textiles are particular to the time, place, and culture of their producers. In textile scholarship, most studies have focused on Indonesian batik patterns, as these drew from a wide range of cultural i… See more