BATIK is an ancient art that has been practised for 2,000 years across Asia and parts of Africa. With authentic batik, both sides of the fabric are equally vibrant as the hot wax is drawn with a canting tool or stamped with a batik block and then hand-painted. Real batik is not perfectWhen it comes to real batik, every piece is hand-drawn or stamped then hand-dyed. This means that any authentic piece of batik you buy is unique, as no two pieces will be exactly the same. Local social enterprise, Batik Boutique, exists to empower artisans by creating demand for authentic, artisan-made batik products and appreciation of the process of authentic batik.

Source: The Star June 29, 2021 00:11 UTC