ZUCALE pareo in BATIK cotton with tribal patterns. The designs decorating the pareo are made using the batik technique. A typical and traditional workmanship for your ideal summer pareo. This is also a multi-purpose, adaptable, and easily wearable accessory.
Batik is a decorative technique for fabrics known as reserve dyeing. Fabrics, preferably white and made of natural animal or plant fibers (cotton and linen), are immersed in a dye bath after reserving (i.e., covering) the areas that should not be dyed, with wax melted in a bain-marie and then allowed to cool before dyeing.
The process can be repeated several times, reserving other areas and dyeing with progressively darker colors. For this reason, each pareo is a unique piece and can vary in color and intensity precisely due to its artisanal craftsmanship.
Furthermore, this cotton pareo with tribal patterns can also be used as a sarong, which is a large piece of cotton draped around the waist and worn as a skirt by men and women in many parts of Asia.
The fabric is indeed often dyed with bright natural colors or worked with various geometries and patterns.
Discover all the specifications of this BATIK cotton pareo with tribal patterns!
This type of pareo is ideal to wear as
- skirt-style swimsuit cover-up
- dress-style swimsuit cover-up
- tube dress swimsuit cover-up
- one-shoulder dress
- beach towel
- wall hanging (ethnic decoration)
- summer and/or winter scarf
- all-purpose cover
- summer baby wrap
How a handmade batik pareo is made: the processing phases
1. Wax application
The artisan hand-draws patterns on the fabric with hot wax, protecting the areas that should retain their original color.
2. Dye bath
The pareo is immersed in the dye: the color penetrates the parts not covered by the wax, progressively revealing the batik design.
3. Rinsing and drying
After dyeing, the fabric is rinsed and left to dry in natural light, revealing patterns, shades, and slight artisanal irregularities.

4. Final inspection
Once dry, the pareo is spread out, inspected, and hand-finished, checking for color uniformity, edges, and overall fabric quality.

The images are illustrative representations of the main stages of batik processing.