Boston1954

I used to say Bay-Tick.
My sister has said Baltick. I told her there is Noel. (can't help myself. It's December)

I was in a fabric shop and heard someone say Bah-teek.

I haven't a clue. How do you say it?

lfw045

Main Entry: ba·tik
Pronunciation: \bə-ˈtēk, ˈba-tik\
Function: noun
Etymology: Javanese baṭik
Date: 1817
1 : a fabric printed by an Indonesian method of hand-printing textiles by coating with wax the parts not to be dyed; also : the method itself
2 : a design executed in batik

Boston1954

I am terrible at understanding those pronounciation things in the dictionary. Can you make it phonetic?
Thanks.

alaskasunshine

Yup, Thanks for the method also. Many quilters believe tied dyed is also a Batik...not so. A wax relief is what makes it a Batik. Thanks for the added info.

alaskasunshine

B a (like u in umbrella) tik (teek

bearisgray

maybe it's bat - eek - but the "t" goes with the eek

ba - teek

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Boston1954

Thanks all. :thumbup:

littlehud

I've pronounced it many ways but the important thing is I love it.

MadQuilter

I'm with the Bah-teak group. Sounds more exotic.

I've actually done some batik paintings on cloth many moons ago. I worked (not very successfully) with one of those wax drippers but mostly with melted wax and a brush. It was fun to work in all those layers.

amma

These are my absolute favorite fabrics!!! They even have their own special place of honor in my stash LOL