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KLIB Convention 2009 SpeakersReviving the Traditional Art of Mud-Batik Using Natural Dyes
by Sunil K. Vaid
Manufacturer and exporter
India
“Mud Batik”—The traditional art using mud as resist, dyed with Indigo & Natural Dyes.
Centuries ago “Mud” and different types of natural beeswax, gums & resins was used as resists by artists to create patterns in dyeing & printing to color and decorate cloth using natural dyes which today has been replaced with wax & chemical resists.
To keep this tradition alive in generations to come, effort from the industry artists is imperative to popularize and preserve this ancient art of mud-batik, with natural dyes.