Sharjah24 – AFP: An Egyptian batik designer has been working in Egypt for years on enhancing the art of batik, a patterned cloth made by using a wax-resistant dyeing technique. It consists of creating patterns by applying melted wax onto cloth before dipping it in dye or painting over it with a brush. The fabric is then immerged in boiling water in order to melt the wax.
Commenting on this, Samar Hassanein, Egyptian batik designer said, "What we were able to find out about the ancient Egyptians is that they used batik fabric to wrap the coffins and mummies. They used wax on linen fabric and dyed it blue. Batik has disappeared (in Egypt) because no one (experienced workers) shared their skill."
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