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It was love at first sight!  Simply Beautiful!

Batik Features:

Fairly traded (the community in which they are created receives economical and other benefit from their work)

100% quality cotton base cloth

Hand-dyed

Pre-washed,  preshrunk

Cross-coordinating

Unique designs and bright colours, stable dyes

Machine Washable

The quality, the colours and the unique prints beautifully showcase both the traditional and contemporary quilting designs.  A  superior cotton for your quilting projects or special works of art.

These fairly traded, hand-dyed cottons are each limited in their production. New lines, however,  are continually being added.    The Master’s Pieces is committed to offering  the latest selections as new designs are made available.

Quilters and textile enthusiasts will enjoy the great selection of these batik fabrics that are being made available to purchase in addition to the finished products. Please contact me for information on how to purchase. Something for everyone!

The Batik Story

The art of batik is an integral part of the life and culture of the people in Bali.  An intimate knowledge of this centuries old practice makes them leaders in their craft.  The owners and designers,  that manufacture  and distribute these batik cottons have partnered with the talented artisans in a small village in Bali.  The unique designs are hand-dyed on the cotton base cloth.   One of the methods they use is to place wax in patterns on the fabric  to  resist the dye where the colour is not desired.  The wax is then removed with boiling water and the process is repeated as many times as needed to create the finished design.

The cloth is then dried outdoors in the sun to ensure a good dye set.  After a final quality inspection it is washed and rolled by hand on locally made bolt boards.  Finally it is packaged for shipping directly to Canada by sea.  Company owners contribute to the enrichment and development of the community they partner with.

Fairly traded and sweat free, the manufacturing of these beautiful batik textiles benefits and enriches the entire Bali island community in which it is created.

For additional information or simply to be more inspired please visit http://www.islandbatik.com/

“Batiks are Best – Enjoy the Fabric!”