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We’ve spoken to many entrepreneurs with side hustles who eventually leave their full-time jobs to wholly focus on their businesses. This tends to be the case once the business has gained traction, but ...

It is early morning in Giriloyo, Yogyakarta, and a group of women are busy drawing motifs on white cloth in an open gazebo. Next to them are buckets of liquid wax that they will melt on a small stove ...

Batik is not merely a fabric; it is the heartbeat of Malaysia’s heritage, artistry, and national pride. Every stroke, motif, and colour tells the story of a nation that is diverse, creative, and ...

Kristen Crumbley has only been building her batik business since I featured her on Go Ask Mom way back in March. The mom of two in Raleigh was looking for a creative outlet and a new career after her ...

Plain, mono-coloured clothing with little print on them is the most concise way to describe my fashion style. That also describes KITA MADE’s T-shirts to a tee (pardon the pun), as the startup sells ...

KUALA TERENGGANU: A company here is still producing batik the traditional way despite the advancement of technology which increases the production of machine-made batik. “This is our heritage, the ...

Batik-making not only promotes an intangible cultural heritage among younger Indonesians, it also serves as a therapeutic intervention and potential source of income for children with developmental ...

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Walk into any fancy soiree in Jakarta and you are as likely to find an Obin batik shawl as an Hermes handbag. The former may not be familiar to those outside Indonesia but if anyone could change that, ...