batik

Preliminary  

Batik is one way of making fabric. Besides batik can refer to two things. The first is the technique of coloring cloth using the night to prevent staining in part of the fabric. In the international literature, this technique is known as a wax-resist dyeing. The second notion is the fabric or clothing made with these techniques, including the use of certain motives which have peculiarities. Batik Indonesia, as the overall engineering, technology, and development-related motives and culture, UNESCO has been designated as a Cultural Heritage for Humanity Oral and Nonbendawi (Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity) since October 2, 2009.

Etymology  

The word "batik" is derived from a combination of two Javanese word "amba", meaning "writing" and "point" which means "point".

How to manufacture 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.

Type batik 

 According to the technique 

 Batik cloth is furnished with texture and style batik by hand. Batik making this type takes approximately 2-3 months 

 Batik cap is decorated with fabric textures and patterns created with batik cap (usually made of copper). Batik-making process of this type takes approximately 2-3 days.  

Batik is the process of making batik painting by painting directly on fabric putihPakmun talk)

According to the origin of manufacture  

Javanese Batik Javanese Batik art is a cultural heritage of Indonesia, especially Java-controlled areas of Java from generation to generation. 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 Hindus and Buddhists. Javanese Batik in many developing regions Solo or commonly known as Solo. 

 Batik Clay Batik clay (Minangkabau language: clay batik) is a type of batik cloth from Minangkabau. Batik is using clay as a dye. Origin of batik is thought of China. Motif batik is a traditional clay seahorse and phoenix, but now in addition to Chinese motifs also introduced Minangkabau traditional motifs such as siriah in Carano, kaluak nails, kuciang tidua, lokcan, rocky woods, dancing plates, fan. Batik clay had disappeared without a trace in the Japanese colonial period.  

Batik Cap Batik Cap is one of the production process of batik using canting seal. Canting stamp here is a bit like seals, only the article is made of copper and larger dimensions, the average size of 20cm X 20cm.  

Making Process Cloth placed on a flat table that has been coated with a soft material Night boiled until melted and kept liquid temperatures tonight remain in kondiri 60 to 70 degrees Celsius Canting Cap then inserted into the liquid the night before (about 2 cm in the bottom of a submerged fluid seal canting night) Canting Cap then be stamped out (in-stamp-it) with enough pressure on top of cloth that had been prepared earlier Fluids night will soak into the pores of the cloth to the other side until translucent cloth surface After the driver's stamp of completion with various combinations of canting seal is used, then the cloth will do the coloring process, cloth by dipping it into the tank containing the selected color. Cloth surface has been impregnated by the liquid night, will not be affected in this coloring process. After the coloring process, the next process is the removal of files motive fluid through the process penggodogan night. So that would seem 2 colors, namely the original base color cloth that had been closed at night, and color after the coloring process earlier. If you will be given a combination of staining again, eating should begin again from the driver's cap of liquid night - coloring - penggodogan again. So, we need the process repeated for each color. The interesting thing is in the process of batik wedding colors, because the surface of cloth which had been stained previously will be immediately highlighted again in the next coloring process, so it needs special expertise in the selection process & wedding colors. Therefore, the coloring process of repeated and thorough in every pore cloth, the color on the printed batik tends to be more durable and long lasting compared to other batik. The last process of making batik is a process of cleansing and enlightenment color with soda. Then dried and ironed.

The characteristics  

Batik color both sides of the same cloth More glossy color batik The motive was not too detailed Usually the base color is the color of dark / dark