JAVANESE INDIGO BATIK by Zahir Widadi

In an age where everything seems to spin faster as we avail ourselves of the convenience and speed of synthetics, Zahir Widadi reminds us that there is joy, wonder, and pride in crafting things based on ancestral wisdom and using only all-natural materials. A leading authority in batik-making worldwide Zahir shares in this book the results of his decades-long affair with the traditional craft of batik-making and the secrets of obtaining the richest blue from indigo. This book, which contains step-by-step instructions on extracting the indigo from the plant to use it to dye your batik, is also a tribute to ancient ways and sustainability in the textile industry, notorious as one of the largest polluters in our world today. Softcover 16x21 cm 64 pages English Afterhours Books 978-602-6990-73-0