How to Make Batik And Category of Product Produced

Dec 9
08:46

2011

Dedy Indrawan

Dedy Indrawan

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Batik is originally from Indonesia, the batik clothing making process takes a very long time to finish. The things that needs to be prepared is a white cloth, canting, wajan, and wax.

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As you understand that batik has been admitted by UNESCO as the world’s heritage. It means batik clothing is integrated into the cultural things that require to be kept from extinction. Batik is originally from Indonesia. For the detailed location,How to Make Batik And Category of Product Produced Articles batik clothing comes from Central Java, especially Yogyakarta, Solo, and Pekalongan. The tradition of batik has been in Java Island for many centuries. The history documents record that batik has been invented since seventeen century. The people in Java, especially in Yogyakarta, Solo, and Pekalongan, have made batik clothing for a long time and they used traditional way to do it. The batik clothing making process takes a very long time to finish. The first thing that needs to be prepared is a white cloth. The white cloth typically made from the perfect cotton woven material. The fabric that are used is 2m x 1m in size. The next thing that needs to be prepared is the canting. The canting is the instrument to paint on the white cloth. The canting is same to a pen with a small container. You are able to imagine a little teapot if you want the precise form of the canting. The next thing is wajan. Wajan is a frying pan but in creation the batik clothing, iron frying pan is used. The wajan is used to melt wax. Therefore, wax is also needed, The wax is used to paint the white cloth with batik clothing pattern before the cloth is dyed into big a place full of warm water.The process of the batik painting is started by putting the white cloth into a hanger or flat place. The batik painter sits with a canting in the hand and wajan near her. The batik artist takes the wax from the wajan using the canting after which begins painting on the white cloth. The motifs that the batik painter paints are varied. Usually they draw animals, decorative flowers, insect, geometrical shapes. The artist creates the design very carefully and with patience. The skills in painting the batik clothing pattern is very needed to make sure high quality design. After the painting process is over, the dying process is started. After the dying, the painted cloth is boiled. The boiling process is intended to wash the cloth from the wax.After the process is complete, the batik clothing is ready to be sold. The batik generally sold in pieces and sometimes people sell it as pakaian batik, kaos batik, tas batik, kebaya, etc. The use of batik clothing to make t-shirt make the t-shirt is more trendy. The bags made from the batik will also increase the price. Batik is very expensive because it uses traditional method in the making process. You are able to buy a few motifs category of batik and buy it as gift or you can use it for making batik.