There is one activity that we often do at home on our weekend. Namely learn making batik. We do it on the balcony of the house. While enjoying the breeze and birdsong, or enjoying the sound of rain.
What is batik? Making batik is making a motif on the fabric. This is an original work of art from Indonesia. Formerly batik was only made by the royal family. Batik activities are carried out by the sons and daughters of the palace as activities that are full of kerokhanian values that require creativity, patience, concentration, and cleanliness of the soul. Although it looks simple, but in every batik motif scratches, contained deep philosophical meaning. Batik was recognized by UNESCO as one of the world heritages in 2009. And my hometown Yogyakarta declared as Batik Town in the world.
Scratch the wax with a tool called Canting in accordance with the motif that has been made carefully and patiently.
Dip into the dye solution
Close again some motifs with the wax
Dip into the color solution to produce a second color
Lock colors
Dissolve the night with hot water
The fabric is aerated
Done
This is a picture of the making Batik process. This process requires the longest time, and will determine the good and bad quality of batik. Throwing requires patience and care must be taken because otherwise the candle that is too hot will flow outside the motif that was made, and it will damage the resulting motif. As you look, our batik still messy… haha
Lho, lho, lho, ini menarik sekali! Membatik adalah teknik corat-coret di kain dengan lilin malam dan dicelup pewarna.
Di Malang, Jawa Timur, juga ada batik dengan corak lokal. Dulu sempat mencoba ketika ada workshop. Membatik di selembar saputangan besar. Seru sekali. Paling-paling mata ini aja yang kepedesan kena asap kompornya dan tangan yang kepanasan karena kecipratan lilin panas. Hahaa…
Kalau Kak @fafaguru ini juga praktek bikin batik, kah? Asyik, pasti :))
Updated: ooo… bikin batik sendiri di rumah, rupanya. Asyik sekaliii
Ternyata pernah juga berjuang untuk membatik yaa… kereen! Aku melakukan itu dirumah, biar anak-anak ikut terlibat dan mengurangi gadget mereka. Hasil bukan nomor satu, yang penting mereka tau dan menghargai prosesnya, ciee…
We usually use Batik for formal occasions or work clothes. Almost all the batik that I have I get from buying. and now I want to try making it myself, somehow the results will be, because I only do it every weekend…
terakhir membatik sewaktu di sekolah menengah pertama (SMP) saat duduk di kelas 2, pelajaran seni budaya dan bekelompok delapan orang dan ernyata susah untuk di praktekkan dan membutuhkah keahlian khusus dan akhirnya saya kebingungang mencari moti yang akan di canting pada kain putih
Now, Batik is typical fabric from Indonesia, from many city not just Yogyakarta. Batik Lasem, Solo, Yogya, Pekalongan, etc… But each other have a specifics character. Which prefer do you like @Bobba
