The Andani Studio founder recently led a workshop on how to wear batik sarongs with confidence and modern flair.

But it remains rooted in the food stalls where its people come to dine and discuss the hottest controversies in local politics; in its celebration of different cultures and religions; and in the ...

Barely six months after it began, a small batik stamping workshop in Felda Hutan Percha has quietly grown into a source of ...

For some, wearing kain batik lepas is considered complicated as it requires time and specific techniques to drape it properly ...

For many residents, it was simply an opportunity to learn a new craft. For a handful of them, it became the start of something bigger.

Sisters Cassandra and Carol Chong have spent 40 years tailoring kebayas in Singapore’s oldest Malay enclave. Read more at ...

People learn how to make Pysanky, traditional Ukrainian Easter eggs, which are decorated using a wax-resist (batik) method, ...

Morgan LaLonde, Whirlpool laundry brand manager, tells me it’s best to avoid washing clothing items and shoes made from ...

It had been my long-time dream to visit Timor-Leste, the only country in South-East Asia I had not been to. This is because Timor-Leste only gained independence from Indonesia in 2002. Last October, ...

Design Craft’s latest exhibition puts that question into focus through the work of artisans and designers trained at Somaiya ...

Inside a shophouse in Jalan Pasar Lama, Nibong Tebal, an elderly couple peered from their doorway, watching passers-by chat ...

If you’ve ever done anything batik before, it would usually involve wax, but did you know you can also use household materials like paper pulp, flour & glue to seal off parts of the fabric before ...