Here are some links to websites which have been recommended by Guild members and which we feel anyone interested in batik will find useful.
Unrestricted information, advice and professional exchange for visual artists - brought to you by the Artists Newsletter team.
www.a-n.co.uk
Devoted to batik painting and batik and all related topics. This discussion list is recommended but not run, administered or owned by the Batik Guild.
www.voicenet.com/~abuys/batik.html
A women's batik-making co-operative in Java which is supported by the Batik Guild.
www.batikbimasakti.com
A cornucopia of crafts in the UK, with details of crafters, suppliers, craft guilds, organisations and forthcoming craft events.
www.craft-fair.co.uk
High resolution photographic scanning of Batiks and works of art and Limited Edition Giclée printing.
www.creativeworkshop.co.uk
Comprehensive site covering Indonesian culture, including extensive information on batik.
discover-indo.tierranet.com/batikpag.htm
An online museum exhibiting an eclectic array of traditional artworks from South East Asia.
www.eastindiesmuseum.com
Informative site covering all aspects of textile media including surface design.
www.fibreartsonline.com
A comprehensive UK fine art directory.
A comprehensive UK fine art directory.
Some images of elaborate cap batik captured by photographer Peter Loud in Java in the 1980s.
Some images of elaborate cap batik captured by photographer Peter Loud in Java in the 1980s.
Norfolk Quilters is an umbrella group for all the quilting groups in the county of Norfolk. Their website will interest quilters, stitchers and textile workers and help promote the craft.
www.norfolkquilters.org.uk
Directed towards an international audience, Selvedge magazine covers
www.selvedge.org
Silk Painters Guild
Silk Painters Guild
Birmingham-based specialist in digital printing onto fabric. Batik/wax can be applied onto the designs afterwards.
www.sunnychana.com
Canada's national group promoting the recognition and growth of textile and fibre art. And an excellently designed site!
www.surfacing-tada.com
TELA is a unique online teaching and learning resource for UK students and staff of textile design, arts and crafts created by the Textile Department at UMIST, Manchester.
www.tela.umist.ac.uk
Suppliers of cantings, wax, cotton, dyes, samples, information etc.
www.textiletechniques.co.uk
If you need your batik cleaned or repaired, then these are your people.
If you need your batik cleaned or repaired, then these are your people.
The Textile Society is a registered charity which aims to unite scholars, designers, teachers, practitioners, artists, collectors and others who share an interest in the study of textile art, design and history.
www.textilesociety.org.uk
Organisers of the Knitting and Stitching Shows at Alexandra Palace, Dublin and Harrogate.
www.twistedthread.com
What's On
Batik Exhibition
13 Jan to 31 May 2012
Batik exhibition
8 Feb to 6 May 2012
Batik on Fabric
10 Mar 2012
Batik on Fabric
10 Mar 2012
Rozome Intro and Review/ For Beginners and Experienced
14 to 16 Mar 2012
Saturday 17 March 2012 - Taster workshop on fabric and paper
17 Mar 2012