 Batik ( Javanese pronunciation : [ <unk> ] ; Indonesian : [ <unk> ] ) is a technique of wax @-@ resist dyeing applied to whole cloth , or cloth made using this technique . Batik is made either by drawing dots and lines of the resist with a spouted tool called a canting ( IPA : [ ʈ ͡ <unk> ] , also spelled tjanting ) , or by printing the resist with a copper stamp called a cap ( IPA : [ ʈ ͡ <unk> ] , also spelled <unk> ) . The applied wax resists dyes and therefore allows the artisan to colour selectively by soaking the cloth in one colour , removing the wax with boiling water , and repeating if multiple colours are desired . 
