For decades, the gamchha has been a ubiquitous presence on Indian streets. The traditional scarf, made out of a red-and-white ...

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Belle Grove Plantation, south of Middletown, will host a community quilting bee from 2 to 4 p.m. on March 29 honoring 270 people enslaved at the plantation from the 1780s to 1860s.

National Active & Retired Federal Employees Members of NARFE Chapter 0180 will meet at 10:30 a.m. on March 28 at VFW Post ...

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 ...

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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.

Among the many artisans at the festival was 38-year-old batik maker Khatijah Mohamad, who runs her own textile business from her home in Felda Maokil, Segamat. Khatijah only entered the craft ...

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