What is Batik?
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I know there is no dumb questions. So here goes. I have seen the word batik and I know it is a fabric. What I don't know is is it a brand or a style or a blend. Would someone please tell me what it is. :oops:
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It is a style. Actually Batik is a dying method. It is a wax resist dying method. Fabric is dyed a color then a design is applied with wax which resists the 2nd dye bath of another color. This can be done numerous times. Then the wax is melted out. The result is beautiful and unique and the techinque has been around for centuries. Most batiks are made in Indonesia (Bali). Hoffman's line of batiks is called Bali Batiks. Most major manufacturers have a batik line. I like Hoffman, Timeless treasures, most all of them! Google batik fabrics or do a search here to see examples of the fabric.
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Originally Posted by MadQuilter
Remember the old tie dye of the hippie days? That's a form of batik.
I love them, helps blend different colors together very well :D
oooo, Ninnie.. where did you find that blue/green with hint of purple in the top left? i like that :D
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