I’ve been looking at the batik needle cases in the warehouse. This is the green butterfly batik case.
And this is the blue and natural batik case. (Yes, I like to take pictures on my piano, because the white balance for pictures is perfect!)
I saw some of the tools used to make batik fabric when we visited the Tigard Knitting Guild. These are copper stamps.
The batik fabric for our needle cases is made in Bali using a traditional wax-resist dye process. The cases are sewn at an orphanage in Bali. The batik needle case is another Heritage Textiles Project, in which techniques are taught from generation to generation. You can read more about the batik process at this link (Lantern Moon Batik page).
yay hand crafts and keeping them alive! I have enough needles to fill one of each of the different styles I think!
Great blog – and – great cases!