Batik means painted or dotted in Javanese. The origins of this traditional Indonesian handicraft, which uses applications of wax to create patterns in dyed cloth, reach back more than 1,000 years.

At a batik workshop held at the Indonesian Embassy in Seoul earlier this month, everyone’s attention was on canting, a traditional wax marker. “It’s difficult but very important not to make hot wax ...

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 ...