Resist dyeing is a traditional method of dyeing textiles with patterns, and has been very widely used in Asia, Africa, and Europe since ancient times. Indonesian batik of Indonesia is amongst the best-known, but the resist dyeing in Kandy (Sinhala: මහනුවර) of Sri Lanka is also exquisite.
Methods of resist dyeing are used to ‘resist’ or prevent the dye from reaching all the cloth, thereby creating a pattern and ground.
The most common resist is wax, melted wax or some form of paste is applied to cloth before being dipped in dye. Wherever the wax has seeped through the fabric, the dye will not penetrate.
The workers here make the patterns by their own hand, so the patterns or pictures are more intricate and delicate.
The portraits are the most impressive and beautiful, since the colors of the skin are painted by hands, those portraits look lively.
