CH 02 The Cap Method — Block-Stamped Resist
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Why we stamp, not draw

Bold by design, not by accident.

One copper cap, a thousand repeats

The cap carves the motif once — every panel of cloth inherits the same fearless hibiscus, edge to edge.

Wax lines that refuse the dye

Hot wax draws the near-white outline around each bloom, then the violet bath floods everything it cannot reach.

Scale you can read across a room

East-coast blooms run oversized on purpose — a single flower can span a sarong panel and still hold its shape.

Color that argues, never apologises

Turquoise against fuchsia, lime beside gold — the Kelantan range trades subtlety for joy and wins every time.

This is the Kelantan Block Batik design system, applied by Curio Design — a design-style library for AI agents. Full Kelantan Block Batik guide → designbycurio.com/learn/malaysian-kelantan-batik-block