Traditional craftsmanship: the origin, culture, and challenges of batik industry in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Mohamad Akhir, Noor Haslina, Ismail, Normaz Wana, Said, Rusmawati, Kaliappan, Shivee Ranjanee
• Other Authors: Omar, Roaimah
• Format: Book Section
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2015
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/47103/1/abstract.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/47103/; http://download.springer.com/static/pdf/227/chp%253A10.1007%252F978-981-287-429-0_22.pdf?originUrl=http%3A%2F%2Flink.springer.com%2Fchapter%2F10.1007%2F978-981-287-429-0_22&token2=exp=1466999424~acl=%2Fstatic%2Fpdf%2F227%2Fchp%25253A10.1007%25252F978-981-

Batik is a process of dyeing fabric by making use of a resist technique. Approximately, 70 % of the national industry in Malaysia is derived from SMEs,and microenterprise is one of the main components in SMEs. In the Malaysian context, most of batik enterprises have been categorized in SME industrie...