Women using a pen-like tool (canting) to apply liquid hot wax to create pattern on the fabric without preliminary drawing, Nyah Kiok batik house, craft production by seven women for over 30 years, Lasem, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast

Woman using a mallet to fold batik fabric, Nyah Kiok batik house, craft production by seven women for over 30 years, Lasem, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Women using pen-like tool (canting) to apply liquid hot wax to create pattern on fabric without preliminary drawing, Nyah Kiok batik house, craft production by seven women for over 30 years, Lasem, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Woman cooking at Kidang Mas Batik House, Lasem, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Women using a pen-like tool (canting), to apply liquid hot wax to create pattern on the fabric before dyeing, workshop of Kidang Mas Batik House, Lasem, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Woman using a pen-like tool (canting) to apply liquid hot wax to create pattern on the fabric before dyeing, workshop of Kidang Mas Batik House, Lasem, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Woman using a pen-like tool (canting) to apply liquid hot wax to create pattern on the fabric before dyeing, workshop of Kidang Mas Batik House, Lasem, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Rinsing stage in dyeing process, Kidang Mas Batik House, Lasem, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Feet fulling of cloth in the dyeing process, Kidang Mas Batik House, Lasem, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Feet fulling of cloth in the dyeing process, Kidang Mas Batik House, Lasem, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Dyeing, Kidang Mas Batik House, Lasem, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Woman using a pen-like tool (canting) to apply liquid hot wax to create pattern on fabric without preliminary drawing, Nyah Kiok batik house, Lasem, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Lurik House workshop using Shibori technique, Dien by Dinar, contemporary batik, Sondakan district, Solo (Surakarta), Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Lurik House workshop using eco-printing technique, using sap from teak leaves as natural dyes, and at the same time creating the motif, Dien by Dinar, contemporary batik, Sondakan district, Solo (Surakarta), Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Caribelle Batik based in old Wingfield estate house, Romney Manor, St. Kitts, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America