Textile pattern by Constance Girard for Vlisco on view in Vlisco: African Fashion on a Global Stage (photo by the author for Hyperallergic) The story of Vlisco begins not in Dakar, Lagos, or Accra, ...

Indonesia may be the undisputed king of batik – the traditional art of decorating fabric using wax and dye – but neighbouring Malaysia is embracing this versatile, time-honoured technique with ...

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WHILE modern, machine-printed batik has become common, one kopitiam in Ipoh, Perak, is making an effort to promote ...

Mon, March 20, 2017 Published on Mar. 14, 2017 Published on 2017-03-14T16:20:22+07:00 n old European-Javanese building situated on Jl. Slamet Riyadi in Surakarta, Central Java, houses more than 10,000 ...

Beautiful, handcrafted fabrics collected by President Obama's mother are on display at the Textile Museum in Washington, D.C. The late Ann Dunham began purchasing the hand-dyed textiles when she lived ...

Reviving the art of Batik in Egypt is artist Samar Hassanein’s passion as well as her full-time job “The things I like most about Batik are its natural beauty and bright colours and the fact that each ...

Coming up: ATW Play Reading: El Tiempo Que Tenemos by Ollie Corchado on the Chelsea Patch calendar ...