History In Jogja

Posted by YOGA Thursday, November 12, 2009



Yogyakarta, besides saving a lot of the buildings of heritage, was also leaving the work of extraordinary art. Batik Tulis Classic from Yogyakarta is a work of art in its preservation today is threatened by at least Batik Tulis Classic craftsmen who are still actively producing in this student city.

Some time ago, when our team hunting tourism potential in the Duchy Kelurahan, Kecamatan Kraton, Yogyakarta, only found a few people. Among them was a 74-year-old woman named Mrs. Darto which still continues to produce batik, although day-to-day he shared with seven other women batik batik in Ngayogyakartahadiningrat Kingdom. Kraton own party has provided all the equipment necessary to manufacture Batik. The artisans are paid per day and given rewards of batik being produced.


Characteristic of the most prominent of Tulis Batik Yogyakarta Classical origin are on a mix of three colors black, brown, and white. Several types of the most frequent motive of which is produced Sidoasih, Sidomukti, Sidoluhur, Parangkesit, and Parangrusak. General motives and Sidomukti Sidoasih used in weddings. Sidoasih motif used by the bridegroom and women at the time of consent granted by the belief that they will be able to love and cherish each other so forth. While the motive Sidomukti used as a wedding. They hope in the future life will be prosperous and lasting.
Here are some of the stages making Batik Tulis Classic:

1.Siapkan materials and equipment needed, such as plain fabric ± 3 meters, canthing type klowong, drag loro, Isen, Isen, penorong, and cecekan.

2.Kain certain motifs painted base.

3.Pada the edge of the fabric is surrounded by lines.

4.Motif are then highlighted with a heated night.

5.Setelah was done filling patterns. Do this several times.

6.Kain then diangin until the evening air the dry.

7. The process of immersion into the black color made.

8. After the cloth was re-aired diangin.

9. The next stage, batik dipped into hot water at night to wear off, so that part of the visible color was essentially closed.

To get maximum results in the processes above is repeated once again until the final coloring and immersion in hot water again.

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