Batik is a wax resist dye process used by the Hmong people of Indochina. Hmong women embroider time-consuming, accordion-folded skirts and infant carriers that are passed down from generation to generation. Traditionally, designs are drawn with wax onto hand-spun hemp and then colored with indigo to create an indigo blue cloth with a white pattern. These textiles have since served as a visual narrative tool throughout Hmong people's history.