from Kulai said business has been good for him and that he had recently received orders for his batik textile from buyers from Pakistan and Morocco.

and batik belts and bags are designed and sewn on the premises and bear the in-house label. The Harriet’s brand uses African textiles and hand-dyed fabrics in contemporary ways (think Brit ...

Wax fabric is widely seen across West Africa today, but its origins trace back much further. Initially inspired by Indonesian batik and industrialized by Europeans, it was later reclaimed and ...