Originally batik made on material with white color made of cotton cloth called mori. Today the batik is also made on other materials such as silk, polyester, rayon and other synthetic materials. Batik motif formed by the liquid wax by using a tool called a canting for subtle motifs, or brush to a large motif, so that the liquid wax to seep into the fabric fibers. Fabrics that have been painted with wax and then dyed with the desired color, usually starting from a young colors. Immersion then taken to another motif with color or black older. After some time the coloring process, which has dibatik cloth dipped in chemicals to dissolve the wax batik
Making batik
According to engineering
- Batik is a fabric decorated with texture and style batik by hand. This type of batik takes approximately 2-3 months.
- Batik cap is decorated with fabric textures and patterns created with batik cap (usually made of copper). This type of batik process takes approximately 2-3 days.
- Batik is a process of making batik painting by painting directly on the white cloth
Batik Jawa
Javanese batik art is a cultural heritage of Indonesia, especially Java-controlled areas of Javanese hereditary. Javanese batik motifs have different. Differences dikarnakan motif is common motives that have meaning, that is not just an image but it implies that they can from their ancestors, namely religion animism, dynamism or Hindu and Buddhist. Javanese Batik in many developing regions Solo or commonly known as Solo batik.
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