My collection of Batik shirts. I wear them over here from time to time because they are considered formal wear or at least semi-formal wear and relieve me of the discomfort of wearing a suit and tie. All my current shirts are cotton but I've been given several silk ones in the past. I prefer the cotton. It's cooler. Batik is printed in a very special way using wax to separate the colors and the pattern markings. The material is dyed and the wax boiled away then re-waxed and new dye applied. Years ago it was all done very tediously by hand but now "chops" are made of copper or other metals to fashion the design desired and then dipped in the wax and pressed unto the cloth. Batik is found in many countries of the world but Indonesian Batik is especially famous. Modern Western patterns have become very popular among quilters in America and my wife has made a ton of quilts from Batik many photos of which I've posted at various times on Facebook. You can go to my timeline and visit my photos to see them. For more information on Batik, do a Google search. Enjoy.
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Thank you for telling us about the shirts. I didn't know they are considered more formal wear. I think Mark could use a few of them.
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