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Some facts about batik

This hubs gives information about batiks, batik fabrics, batik designs, cotton batik fabric, batik patterns, and batik tools.

2 comments    wax batik dye bath
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History of Sandals

Living in a tropical country makes me more prefer wearing sandals. It's more comfortable, light, and cool. I used to wear stylish sandals for outdoor activities and rubber sandals when I'm home. Most tropical people only wear shoes for formal...

14 comments    egypt leather sandals
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How to Batik for Beginners

Obviously, there is no way one can tell whether others have some "batik sense" and creativity within or not, if you wish to learn how to batik then all you need to do is just explore any possibilities and enjoy the fun while you are learning it. Any...

7 comments    arts fabric batik
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KEBAYA, INDONESIAN NATIONAL BLOUSE FOR WOMAN

Kebaya is one of the art of fashion from Indonesia which become Indonesian national dress. It's design really unique and by the time, designers keep coming up with variety type of Kebaya without leaving it originality. Here is several example of it's beauty. ^^

20 comments    fashion design indonesia
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How to do Batik

I have always appreciated Batik for its exuberance and abstract forms the colorful dyes take. I feel batik is very expressive in itself and it was while researching a little on Batik Art to be able to write...this Do it yourself art activity.

10 comments    children fun make
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Painted Easter Eggs

Eggs have always been a special type of food and probably became symbolic quite early. What made them special and what symbolic meanings do they possess? How was this symbolic meaning emphasized with the patterns applied on them? Since eggs are...

0 comments    heart eggs sun
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Batik Art

Batik is fundamentally a textile art that involves a specialized method which can be called a 'resist process' of dyeing a fabric. Making batik began in South East Asia, mainly introduced from Indonesia and it is argued that Batik has its origin from India or Sri Lanka...an art to cherish in any of its form, be it as a dress material or an exclusive piece of art.

2 comments    arts design art
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Tropical Decor: Natural Materials v Man Made.

Okay, so I’m a nut about natural materials and have spent most of my adult life surrounding myself with them.. So when we retired to this beautiful country of Thailand I was in ecstasies at the...

5 comments    bamboo plastic batiks
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Traditional Indonesian Craft -The Art of Batik

Crafts, hand made, batiking I was first introduced to batiking when I was in Grade 10, and I thought it was the coolest thing I had ever seen. Everyone knew how to 'Tie-dye' but this was different. This was art! This wasn't a fad - here...

32 comments    arts design dye
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Ukrainian Easter Eggs & Cross Stitch

I have a friend who was handed down from his Grandma a few items that relate to Easter egg decorating and a Easter basket. He is not a computer geek and is allowing me to sell for him his stuff on Ebay. I arranged in his Ruby Red Glass Easter...

0 comments    holiday holidays vintage
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