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There are three kinds of batik : handwritten, stamp and handprinting.

Handwritten batik

Compared to others, it is more exclusive/luxurious and expensive. It is because of the need of skill, experience, carefulness, patient, and much time in its process. A batik maker takes a [...] Continue Reading…

Step 2.
The cloth is dyed in the first dye bath. In this case the first dyebath is indigo blue. The area of [...] Continue Reading…

Design Tools

Although the art form of batik is very intricate, the tools that are used are still very simple. The canting, believed to be a purely Javanese invention, is a small thin wall spouted copper container (sometimes called a wax pen) that is connected to a short bamboo handle. Normally it is approximately 11 [...] Continue Reading…

On the border of North Java, batik is called “batik pesisiran”. Historically, there are three types of batik pekalongan. The first ones, is local batik. It is made by using local style. The pattern doesn’t refer to princes’ rule, but it takes market progress by using the product sold out quickly.

The second one is [...] Continue Reading…

If the material is in a good condition (no stain) it should be washed and rinsed using clean water about 3-5 times. On the contrary, if it is stained, it should be washed by using a liquid shampoo (a tablespoon for 3 liter) and then, dip it.
Please don’t rub when [...] Continue Reading…

Definition in Indonesia is Alat Tenun Bukan Mesin (ATBM), also mean tenun ikat, Ikat means “to tie” or “to bind” in the Malay language and has the same root as the words dekat (“close”), lekat (“to stick”), pikat (“to catch”) etc. The word Katt has the same meaning in all of the south Indian [...] Continue Reading…

After war in 1830, Dipenogoro’s companions presented batik in Sokaraja -batik center in Banyumas and the place where Najendra, one of Diponegoro’s companion improved dip batik- the unbleached plain cloth used was self weaving product and the dye used was tom tree, pace tree and bengkudu tree on which they gave red and yellow [...] Continue Reading…

It became spread out especially in Java, around 17th, 18th, 19th centuries. For the first time, it has just served as a hobby for the castle family. Next, it was used as a trade commodity in society. Solo batik was famous of its design and traditional pattern especially for both stamp and handwritten process. [...] Continue Reading…

Batik -which has been a culture in Majapahit- could be found at Mojokerto and Tulungagung. Mojokerto was a region related to Majapahit. At Tulungagung, we could find many heritages and stories. Once upon a time, it happen the fight between Majapahit and the ruler of Tulungagung, Adipati Karanglewas. He was murdered at that fight. [...] Continue Reading…

t has a close relation with Majapahit Kingdom development and Islamic spreading in java. In many cases, most of batik development occurred in Mataram period, Solo and Yogyakarta Kingdom. Therefore, it has been known since the period of Majapahit Kingdom and it keep on improving for the next kings.

Meanwhile, in the end of 18th [...] Continue Reading…