All Batiks Shirts are individually handmade, beginning on 100% cotton white fabric. First the design is hand drawn with melted wax, using the original tools for batik called "tjanting tools." Dyes are then applied to add color to parts of the design. Upon drying, the colored areas are waxed over. Depending on the specific design, these first few steps may be repeated multiple times to create the desired effect. Next, the entire shirt or piece of fabric is submerged into a "dye bath" anywhere from a few minutes to many hours, thus creating the overall background color. Once all the dyeing is complete, all of the products are washed before going through a dry cleaning process to remove the wax. After the wax is removed the product is put through one last wash cycle to ensure the finished piece will not run nor shrink when washed by the customer.