Batik

>> Tuesday, February 2, 2010


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Indonesian batik fabric

Batik (Javanese pronunciation: [ˈbateʔ]; Indonesian pronunciation: [ˈbaːtik]; English: /ˈbætɪk/ or /bəˈtiːk/) is a cloth which traditionally uses a manual wax-resist dyeing technique. Due to modern advances in the textile industry, the term has been extended to include fabrics which incorporate traditional batik patterns even if they are not produced using the wax-resist dyeing techniques. Silk batik is especially popular.[citation needed]

Javanese traditional batik, especially from Yogyakarta and Surakarta, has special meanings rooted to the Javanese conceptualization of the universe. Traditional colours include indigo, dark brown, and white which represent the three major Hindu Gods (Brahmā, Visnu, and Śiva). This is related to the fact that natural dyes are only available in indigo and brown. Certain patterns can only be worn by nobility; traditionally, wider stripes or wavy lines of greater width indicated higher rank. Consequently, during Javanese ceremonies, one could determine the royal lineage of a person by the cloth he or she was wearing.

Read more Here

How To Wear a Batik Sarong

>> Sunday, June 7, 2009

Step 1

Wrap SkirtHold the sarong behind at waist height and extend the ends forward, holding your arms straight out. Make sure the sides are even. Wrap one side around you pulling it snugly against your body. Now wrap the other side around you so it crosses the first side, like you'd wrap a towel around yourself. Tuck the end in. If you want, you can put a nice pin in that side to hold it more securely. You can also bring the ends of the sarong forward and tie the top corners together at the front of your waist or to the side at one hip instead of tucking it in.

Read more...

Contact Us

>> Sunday, May 17, 2009

Read more...

The Process of Making Batik

Batik is the result of the original art of the peoples of Indonesia that until now is still well maintained. Almost all elements of society know and ever wear cloth with batik pattern. One of the tune and the public still interested is Batik Tulis (Batik Tulis is cloth decorated with batik patterns teksture use hands (not printed) and use tool named canting. Making this type of Batik take approximately 2-3 month). According to the education staff at the Textile Museum Jakarta Pusat, Misari, recently in Jakarta, the Batik Tulis is still exist and people are still interested in Batik Tulis.

Read more...

Collection

>> Saturday, May 9, 2009


Name : Bledak
Size : 1 x 2,5 M
Price : Rp.225.000,- (IDR)/$21.80 (USD)

Read more...

Batik, Traditional Fabric of Indonesia

>> Sunday, May 3, 2009



It would be impossible to visit or live in Indonesia and not be exposed to one of the country's most highly developed art forms, batik. On your first visit to a batik store or factory you will undoubtedly experience an overwhelming stimulation of the senses - due to the many colors, patterns and the actual smell of batik. Only through repeated visits and a bit of study will the types of designs and their origins become apparent.

The word batik is thought to be derived from the word 'ambatik' which translated means 'a cloth with little dots'. The suffix 'tik' means little dot, drop, point or to make dots. Batik may also originate from the Javanese word 'tritik' which describes a resist process for dying where the patterns are reserved on the textiles by tying and sewing areas prior to dying, similar to tie dye techniques. Another Javanese phase for the mystical experience of making batik is “mbatik manah” which means “drawing a batik design on the heart”.




Read more...

History Of Batik

>> Wednesday, April 29, 2009



Word “Batik” is come from Javanese language (Indonesia) “amba” which means to write and “dot/point” The word refers to the batik cloth with a pattern produced by the “malam” (kind of wax) is applied to the top of the cloth, so that keep the entering of a coloring material (dye), or in the English Language “wax-resist dyeing”.

Batik is a craft that has a high value of art and has become part of the culture of Indonesia (particularly Java) since long. Javanese women in the past make their skill of making Batik as a livelihood, so that in the past to make Batik exclusiv work to women until finding “Batik Cap” (printed batik); which allows the men in this field. There are some exceptions to this phenomenon, namely the coastal batik has the masculine as can be seen in the pattern “Mega Mendung” (cloud), where in some coastal areas is to make work for the common man.

Read more...

About This Blog

Lorem Ipsum

  © Blogger templates Shiny by Ourblogtemplates.com 2008

Back to TOP