Batik is dyed by proud craftspeople who draw designs on fabric using dots and lines of hot wax, which resists vegetable and other dyes and therefore allows the artisan to colour selectively by soaking ...

On a spring morning nearly a decade ago, Leigh Magar was out walking rural Johns Island, off Charleston, S.C., with her ...

The imagination can be freed working with textiles, where fiber art techniques such as shibori, batik, silk-painting ... Classes not listed here will either have required materials in the class ...

Ta'aktana, a new Luxury Collection resort on the Indonesian island of Flores, has seven overwater sea villas and is a short ...

Two lifelong friends embarked on a remarkable journey that combined the artistic traditions of the Philippines and Indonesia.

Go for a more powerful and active look with the Lovella batik pants. Made with hand stamped Indonesian batik, these modern ...

In conjunction with Malaysia Day, fashion, beauty and lifestyle brands are introducing capsule collections and standalone ...

“I love wearing batik but buying ready-made batik or the materials to make them is sometimes expensive. “Now with this upcycling method, I can easily make something out of batik patterns with ...

The past few years have not been easy on Sri Lanka, but the Southeast Asian island — and its people — are on the upswing.

A Batik Air Boeing 737-800 passed within 1,000ft of terrain on an approach to Canberra in which it passed below the safe ...

"I did batik at first, and then after doing that I learned more and more and then I changed over to painting for good...Then it was canvas. I gave up on...fabric to avoid all the boiling to get the ...

In South Carolina’s Lowcountry, artists, farmers and designers are writing a new chapter in indigo’s rich and tangled history ...