 Over the past century , batik making in Sri Lanka has become firmly established . The Sri Lankan batik industry is a small scale industry which can employ individual design talent and mainly deals with foreign customers for profit . It is now the most visible of the island 's crafts with galleries and factories , large and small , having sprung up in many tourist areas . Rows of small stalls selling batiks can be found all along Hikkaduwa 's Galle Road strip . Mahawewa , on the other hand , is famous for its batik factories . 
