How to Make Batik Of Indonesia |
Posted by Gede Wahyu on Sat Feb 09, 2013 |
Batik is one way of making fabric. Besides batik can refer to two things. The first is the technique of colouring cloth using the night to prevent staining part of the fabric. In the international literature, this technique is known as wax-resist dyeing. The second notion is the fabric or clothing made with these techniques, including the use of certain motifs that have uniqueness. Batik Indonesia, as the overall engineering, technology, and development-related motives and culture, UNESCO has been designated a Cultural Heritage for Humanity Oral and Nonbendawi (Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity) since October 2, 2009. 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 young colors. Immersion then taken to another motif with color or black older. After some time the coloring process, this has dibatik cloth dipped in chemicals to dissolve the wax.
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