Batik vs Shibori
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Batik
Batik is a textile-decoration process in which wax is applied to selected areas of cloth so they resist subsequent dyeing. Repeated cycles of waxing, dyeing, and wax removal can produce layered colors and intricate patterns, using hand-drawn tools, stamps, or both. The practice is especially associated with Java and wider Indonesian cultural traditions, and UNESCO added Indonesian batik to its Rep...
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Shibori
Shibori is a group of Japanese resist-dyeing methods in which cloth is shaped or compressed before dyeing so that selected areas resist the color. Artisans may fold, stitch, bind, twist, clamp, or wrap fabric around a core, with each method producing characteristic patterns. The tradition has been practiced in Japan for centuries and encompasses numerous named regional and technical variations rat...
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