When I was a tiny little girl in the late 70’s or early 80’s, I went to a summer program at a local community centre, where we did all sorts of activities. One of the activities was making batiks, and I remember melting the candles and how the dye would settle around it. I think we did it on t-shirts.
I’ve also wondered whether fabric marketed today as batik are made the same way, or just describe a style. Though come to think of it, I’m sure there are more efficient ways to make real batik in a factory in 2023, than by a bunch of kids at a community centre decades ago!!