This is a fine example of a traditional batik design from Thailand. From LearnThat.org.
The painstaking process is called batik and includes the use of hot wax. From Wordnik.com. [Spokesman.com: Latest stories] Reference
Isadora's trademark textural collages, using oil paint and printed papers that recall batik, vividly convey the joys of diversity. From Wordnik.com. [Publishers Weekly - Children's Books News] Reference
Carmanita also championed the use of local fabrics such as batik and ikat. From Wordnik.com. [The Jakarta Post Breaking News] Reference
The word "batik" actually means "wax writing" and that is basically what batik is all about. From Wordnik.com. [The Jakarta Post Breaking News] Reference
More questions: (1) Where did Norma get the batik dyes?. From Wordnik.com. [A Great (Sewing) Notion] Reference
Ruth wore an Indonesian batik-print top and crinkled skirt. From Wordnik.com. [The Bonesetter's Daughter]
Norma orders batik dyes online from www. dharmatrading.com. From Wordnik.com. [A Great (Sewing) Notion] Reference
A long batik banner covered with clouds serves as a backdrop. From Wordnik.com. [Why I Love Samhain] Reference
This is used in batik work and also for the making of candles. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
Mandela sported a flashy Indonesian batik shirt that has become. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Yolanda was wearing a batik body-wrap and tortoiseshell glasses. From Wordnik.com. [Deception Point]
And, in recent years, Mandela has taken to wearing batik shirts. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
But with Maestro Zalce, batik became a way of producing fine art. From Wordnik.com. [Alfredo Zalce--Michoacán's living legend] Reference
Then, a simple row of squares, batik and black down the right hand side. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-08-01] Reference
The shirt he wore Monday was batik, the traditional ornate cloth indigenous to. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Petra does fabric arts, mostly batik; evidence of this is all over the building. From Wordnik.com. [Odin's Day] Reference
The other parcel was from Annie, who swapped me for all my spare batik HST units. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-08-01] Reference
He saw, much to his astonishment, that all he had on was a batik-print bathing suit. From Wordnik.com. [Floating City]
The company, which also makes batik cloth, sells to customers in the U.S. and Europe. From Wordnik.com. [The Ties That Bind] Reference
Favorite clothing purchase of 2008: “A batik-inspired-print J. Crew casual jacket.”. From Wordnik.com. [The 2008 International Best-Dressed List] Reference
We color and draw on the eggs first and then dip them in the dye so they have a batik effect. From Wordnik.com. [wilberteets Diary Entry] Reference
He was accompanied by a pretty sunburnedwoman in a long batik wrap skirt and a macramé purse. From Wordnik.com. [Food Not Bombs: Homelessness and War] Reference
A natural dye, used in the batik textile industry in Indonesia, is also extracted from the bark. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 41] Reference
Minck waved Nicholas into one of the comfortable-looking rattan chairs covered in Haitian batik. From Wordnik.com. [The Miko]
Honey and wax are widely used in medicine, as health food, and for traditional crafts such as batik. From Wordnik.com. [1. The jab-seeder a tool for manual seeding] Reference
Some wear the Muslim headscarves, some wear Indonesian batik clothing and others are more westernized. From Wordnik.com. [Tamar Abrams: Women Meet in Jakarta to Harness Their Economic Power] Reference
This collection was inspired by his many trips to Asia, seen through batik prints and built-in sarongs. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-06-01] Reference
Men's suits: Earth-tone fabrics or bold batik prints say it all: back to basics, environment. multiculturalism. From Wordnik.com. [Springtime For Hipsters] Reference
These included leather, canned and frozen sea food, wooden and rattan furniture, glassware, textiles and batik. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Tourists can hire a cyclo to ride through town to visit a sultan's palace and a large market of handmade batik fabrics. From Wordnik.com. [Java, Indonesia] Reference
Anthropologie's Sudden Spark sandals play on spring's graphic print trend, sporting a batik print tied by a leather bow. From Wordnik.com. [Trend Report: Designers' fancy footwork for spring] Reference
She wore a ratty sweatshirt over a long batik skirt and rubber sandals, and looked about as scary as a stuffed teddy bear. From Wordnik.com. [State Of War]
Western fashion often draws from other cultures – as evidenced by batik shirts, sarong skirts or the prevalence of plaid. From Wordnik.com. [Rachael Ray's Culture Clash] Reference
A broad-shouldered man who dresses neatly in bureaucrats 'safari suits or silk batik shirts, Mr. Yudhoyono, 59, is an unlikely reformer. From Wordnik.com. [Indonesia's President Looks Ahead as Vote Nears] Reference
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