Many of the recent advances in Malaysian batik are due to the
initiatives of the Yayasan Budi Penyayang, who have revitalized the
Malaysian batik industry by adapting it to suit fashion needs, and have
used high fashion as a tool to promote and display its beauty.
Malaysian Batik: Reinventing a Tradition, traces the origins of batik, the
materials, methods and motifs of the block-stamped and handdrawn
methods, and the ways in which Malaysian batik has been transformed
into a craft with international appeal.