Here are photos taken in the Batik Factories.
Tina writes to us:
While in Malaysia I became fascinated with the batik technique. I took a four-day class in Melaka to learn the canting style, which is drawing designs by hand using a wax filled pen and then painting the fabric with dye.
The other traditional batik process uses caps (pronounced chops) dipped in wax and pressed onto the fabric. The fabric is stamped, dyed, stamped again, then dyed again, and repeated for each color. Once the capping and dying is finished, the colors are set, then the fabric is boiled to remove the wax. It's an amazing process that requires several days to complete one piece.
It was difficult to find the small traditional batik factories. But once I found one place, I could get information and directions to another shop. Din was a big help and knew every batik shop within his kampung (village).
