The word 'Batik' means 'writing with wax'.

The technique was first used by the Javanese civilization in the 6th century A.D.and uses a wax resist method of controlling where each color is directed.

Batiks are most commonly found as designs on silk scarves and some articles of clothing. We have combined the techniques traditionally used with batiks to create our Beatle Batiks. Hot wax is brushed onto the cloth where the image has been drawn to control where the dye gets into the cloth. Each stage of dying is protected from the next dying phase by the application of hot wax. Once the wax cools, it becomes brittle. A common characteristic of batik is called the 'crackle effect'. This occurs when the dye gets into the cracks which are created when the waxed cloth is crumpled up and submerged into the dye. This 'crackle effect' can be controlled from no crackle to a lot of crackle.