Malaysia- Batik

This is their national cloth predominantly made out of silk, but also cotton. It is mainly from the east side of the country. It's freehand art using hot wax and dye to make these one of a kind pieces. Since the artist creates it one at a time, you're getting a one of a kind piece. I got my beautiful silk one that I'll take some pictures of once I wear it. They can be worn as a headpiece, scarf, sarong; they also make table runners.

https://video.wixstatic.com/video/c7793d_f7dc909282574b69bdac838eb636548b/1080p/mp4/file.mp4

They took a video of me trying to paint on the silk on the table- then clowned me because I couldn't stay in the lines!

https://video.wixstatic.com/video/c7793d_af92f5ee6c124a4c880d3929b9d289ec/1080p/mp4/file.mp4

This is one of the artists. She was just beginning a new piece. They start by using hot wax and making the outline. Typically they include the national flower(hibiscus) on most pieces.