Batik is one of culture heritage in indonesia. The pride of this old culture has been paid by inauguration of Batik as MASTERPIECE OF THE ORAL AND INTANGIBLE HERITAGE OF HUMANITY by UNESCO. Batik itself according to the history was brought by trader from india and srilanka in 6 or 7 century. Before batik was only a fabric which has 2 -2.5 meter and people normally usebit for particular reason such as a wedding occasion.But in this time, batik has become a trend in Indonesia. People start wearing batik as clothing, bags until slipper. Indonesia has proved that this country deserves to get the inauguration from UNESCO because batik has become an essential part of living here. Many people wearing Batik included me. Batik is very interesting valuable and high class art, not just because of the pattern and the colors which some of it has historical value and in some of places in indonesia, some of particular pattern has become a sacred and not everybody can wear it, but the process to make batik is not just as simple as you think.
Generally batik has been divided into 2 types which are hand writting batik and hand printing batik. Of course when we are talking about printing batik, it is quite a bit easy rather than hand writting batik.
The hand writing batik is the most expensive but the price and the worth is equal because to make 1 hand writting batik, it takes 3 to 4 months. But of course, you might wonder why it takes such a long time, lets see the steps here :
1. Prepare the equipment such as :
batik equipment
Small stove, wok, wax and canting
This is the process where the pattern of batik is covered wax using canting and gawangan to make waxing process is easier by hang on it. In this case the wax for mbathik for this step is using light wax which is easier to be removed in further.
4. Nembok
covering the pattern which desired to leave it as a white color. And the wax in this step must have a strong textures.
tembokan
credit from museum danarhadi solo
credit from indonesiakaya.com
5. Medel
medel
credit from kuhascexpress.blogspot.com
soaking the covered wax fabric into the color chemical. And this is going to be the basic color of the batik. Normally people used dark blue and the chemical named Indigo. This Indigo is hardly to absorbed by the fabric, therefore, it needs couple of time to get absorbed.
6. Ngerok and Nggirah
are the step where removing the wax from the fabric and it will colored soga. To do this step, we need a knife but not to sharp because to protect the fabric of being damaged by the knife.
7. Mbironi
is the step where it will leave it as a dark blue color. This step has to be done in all side.
8. Nyoga
is soaking the fabric into a soga chemical as same as medel. This process required to be done couple of times and every time it finished to be soaked, it has to be dried up in the open air, and then repeat it again until we get the right color.
credit from batiktuliscanting100.blogspot.com
9. Nglorod
is cook the fabric in the big pot with boiling water
nglorod
credit from batikkubudayanegeriku.blogspot.com
10. Ngilesi
is a method to removed the wax by step on the batik using feet and crush it, use the water and step on by twist the fabric between our feet, then put it back to the pot until all the wax gone.
11. Nganji
is a method where soak the fabric into starch and then hang it in open air.
And then after Batik dries, ironing and wrapping will be the last touch.
credit from ejiebelula.worpress.com
Generally batik has been divided into 2 types which are hand writting batik and hand printing batik. Of course when we are talking about printing batik, it is quite a bit easy rather than hand writting batik.
The hand writing batik is the most expensive but the price and the worth is equal because to make 1 hand writting batik, it takes 3 to 4 months. But of course, you might wonder why it takes such a long time, lets see the steps here :
1. Prepare the equipment such as :
- The fabric ( silk or cotton )
- Canting ( equipment to put wax )
- Small wok and small stove
- Gawangan ( to hang the cloth while being waxed )
- Coloring chemicals
Small stove, wok, wax and canting
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| gawangan |
credit from www.flickr.com
This is the first step making of batik, where the fabric is drawn with the pencil. The pattern of batik depends on the consumen. Batik partern basically has 2 types, old and modern pattern. The old patterns normally created long time ago by our ancestor and old pattern has regulation when and whag kind of occasion people can wear it, such as TRUNTUM is a name of batik where use for the bride in her wedding day.
mbathik4. Nembok
covering the pattern which desired to leave it as a white color. And the wax in this step must have a strong textures.
tembokancredit from museum danarhadi solo
credit from indonesiakaya.com
5. Medel
medel credit from kuhascexpress.blogspot.com
soaking the covered wax fabric into the color chemical. And this is going to be the basic color of the batik. Normally people used dark blue and the chemical named Indigo. This Indigo is hardly to absorbed by the fabric, therefore, it needs couple of time to get absorbed.
6. Ngerok and Nggirah
are the step where removing the wax from the fabric and it will colored soga. To do this step, we need a knife but not to sharp because to protect the fabric of being damaged by the knife.
7. Mbironi
is the step where it will leave it as a dark blue color. This step has to be done in all side.
8. Nyoga
is soaking the fabric into a soga chemical as same as medel. This process required to be done couple of times and every time it finished to be soaked, it has to be dried up in the open air, and then repeat it again until we get the right color.
credit from batiktuliscanting100.blogspot.com
9. Nglorod
is cook the fabric in the big pot with boiling water
credit from batikkubudayanegeriku.blogspot.com
10. Ngilesi
is a method to removed the wax by step on the batik using feet and crush it, use the water and step on by twist the fabric between our feet, then put it back to the pot until all the wax gone.
11. Nganji
is a method where soak the fabric into starch and then hang it in open air.
And then after Batik dries, ironing and wrapping will be the last touch.
credit from ejiebelula.worpress.com
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