Learn to Make African Batik and Create Something You Get to Bring Home! In only a couple hours you can make your own batik cloth to bring home and turn into a skirt, dress, bag, purse or whatever you want! Discover the art of making African batik, be creative and take something home with you. Two of Cape Coast’s most talented batikers will guide you through the process of making African batik. You choose the patterns and the colors—they assist you in making a beautiful cloth to bring home. The batik workshop is taught by Global Mamas batikers Elizabeth and Emma, otherwise known as Eli-Emma. During this lively four-hour class, Eli-Emma demonstrate traditional Ghanaian batik techniques using wax and dye to create colorful patterns. Students design and stamp their own cloth to take home. The batiking studio, recently acquired with the assistance of WIP, sits on a beautiful beach front plot just west of the Cape Coast Castle. The beautiful colors and cloths that adorn the people and places you visit in West Africa are a significant part of the culture. Your experience of Africa should include the discovery of this cloth. Come and find out how it is made and learn the technique hands-on!