In Indonesia, the batik method of dying fabric involves using wax to make complex patterns.
VOA: special.2009.11.04
It is the final step in the complex production of batik, a technique that uses wax to create elaborate designs on fabric.
VOA: standard.2010.04.14
Batik is dyed by proud craftspeople who draw designs on fabric using dots and lines of hot wax, which resists vegetable and other 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.