You basically work with unbleached muslin and put wax on it. You then dye it. The wax prevents the parts that you cover from being dyed. You then cover the parts you don't want dyed another color (after it has dried) and submerse it. This seems like a multiple part process, and very time consuming.
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Batik can be as think as they make it. There is some eco batik, which is translucent. but there is also one that you can make yourself that comes out thick.
Batik was originally made in Java, Indonesia. Batik is now made all over the world
Batik was first used in Asia, India and Africa.
so many... batik is differentiated by the location where it came from, some places in Indonesia that produce batik such as : Cirebon, Solo, Garut, Madura. All of those places are located in Java. So, for the batik produced in solo we called it batik Solo, etc. Each place has their own batik pattern as their signature, so just by looking at the pattern we can tell where the batik came from. Hope the info can help :)
The word batik in is Indonesian. It is a cloth that is wax-resit dyeing. Traditional colours are indigo, dark brown and white. Certain patterns can only be worn by nobility. In some Indonesian schools batik have to be worn every Friday.
Batik can be as think as they make it. There is some eco batik, which is translucent. but there is also one that you can make yourself that comes out thick.
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It is named batik for its beautiful and colourful pattern.
The exact inventor of Batik is unknown, though many sources claim batik hailed from Indonesia.
Roland Batik was born in 1951.
Batik was originally made in Java, Indonesia. Batik is now made all over the world
Batik - album - was created in 1978-01.
Batik was first used in Asia, India and Africa.
The batik of Indonesia is the most widely known.
so many... batik is differentiated by the location where it came from, some places in Indonesia that produce batik such as : Cirebon, Solo, Garut, Madura. All of those places are located in Java. So, for the batik produced in solo we called it batik Solo, etc. Each place has their own batik pattern as their signature, so just by looking at the pattern we can tell where the batik came from. Hope the info can help :)
batik is used all over the world, it originated in Indonesia