BATIK IS OURS

Batik is one way to make a cloth. Batik has 2 concept. The first is coloration technical of a cloth and or in international literature known as wax-resist dyeing. And the second is a cloth which was made with coloration technical, included the certain designs which have special characteristic. Indonesian batik, as a whole technical, technological, developing of design and culture, by UNESCO has determined as The Masterpieces of the Oral and intangible Heritage of Humanity since October, 2, 2009.


HOW TO MAKE BATIK
At the first time, batik is made in white cotton cloth (unbleached plain cloth) named Mori. And nowadays batik also is made in another cloth, such as silk, polyester, rayon and another synthetic cloth. The design of batik is formed from liquid candle by use a tool named Canting for smooth design or small brush for large design, until it absorb in the cloth. The cloth which has been painted with a liquid candle is dip into a colour that we want, usually beginning with a pale colour. And then the dyeing is done to dark colour. After several times of coloration process, the cloth is dip into a chemical liquid to dissolve the candle.