Batik is a resist dyeing process in which patterns are drawn or stamped on a peice of cloth with melted wax. When the wax sets it acts as a dye-resist, so that the waxed parts of the cloth remain unaffected by the dyes. The wax is then removed, usually by boiling the cloth, and the process is repeated over and over again until the desired pattern is achieved. There are two main methods to apply the wax: by hand, using a special tool for drawing with melted wax called a canting (pronounced "chanting") and with a copper stamp, called a cap (pronounced "chop"). In some cases both techniques are used on the same cloth to obtain the desired pattern. Traditionally the canting is used by women and men use the cap