Introduction -- Specialization in the hamlets of Kerek -- Dress in Kerek -- The design formats of Kerek cloths -- Land ownership, social class, and textile techniques in Kerek -- The patterning of batik cloth : floral or abstract -- Color in Kerek batiks -- Nini Towok's spinning wheel -- Nini Towok, the cardinal directions, and the cycles of color and life -- The dress of individuals -- Recent changes in Kerek -- Batik in the Tuban Region.