To start creating batik patterns, you will need some basic materials. These include plain cotton fabric, beeswax or paraffin ...

For centuries, craftspeople from Southeast Asia to West Africa have used wax resist dyeing to create textile designs of stunning complexity and rich, durable color. To this day, traditional batik ...

The Nov. 6 Sunday Source article about batik, an old art form that is created by brushing, drawing or stamping designs with hot wax onto selected areas of a cloth and then dyeing the fabric, omitted ...