How To Make Batik

Posted by YOGA Thursday, November 12, 2009


Here are tools and materials should be prepared to make batik:

o Kain mori (can be made from silk or cotton)
o Canting as a means of forming patterns,
o Gawangan (m enyampirkan place for cloth)
o Candle (night) which melted
o pot and a small stove to heat
o dye solution


As for the stages in the process of batik pembutan this:

The first is to make 1.Langkah batik designs commonly called molani. In determining the motive, usually each person has different tastes. Some prefer to make their own motives, but others prefer to follow the general motives that have been there. The motive is often used in Indonesian batik itself is divided into 2: classical batik, a lot of playing with symbols, and batik pesisiran with natural characteristics such as pictures of flowers and butterflies. Make a design or pattern can use a pencil.

2.Before finished molani, the second step is to paint with (wax) night using canting (caged / dicantangi) by following the pattern.

3.Tahap, cover with wax night parts will remain white (no color). Canting to the fine, or a brush for large parts. The aim is to ensure that the immersion into a solution of coloring materials, parts that were not exposed layer of wax.

4. the first coloring process on the part that is not covered by the wax with a cloth dipped in a certain color.

5.After dyed, the fabric is in drying and dried.

6.After dry, return to the batik process of painting with wax using canting night to close the section will be maintained on the first coloring.

7.Next, followed by immersion process of the second color.

8.Proses, remove wax from fabric that night by putting the cloth in hot water over the stove.

9. After a clean cloth from the wax and dry, can be re-closure process of batik with wax (using a canting) to hold the first and second color.

10.Proses opening and closing night candles can be done repeatedly in accordance with the number of colors and complexity of the desired motif.

11.Proses is nglorot, where the fabric has changed the color of boiled hot water. The goal is to remove the wax layer, so the motive which had drawn previously apparent. You do not need to worry, this dye will not make a pattern that has been affected by the color of your image, because the top of the fabric is still shrouded in a thin layer (wax does not completely fade). Once completed, the batik is ready for use.

12.Proses batik is washed and then dried them with dried before it can be used and used.

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