Batik from Java language that is from the word "amba", meaning to write and "point" of the dots, so that later became ambatitik-ambatik-mbatik-batik. Yes, at first batik everything is done manually, by writing by hand so it is known as batik.
Batik art has been started since the time of Majapahit, the former traces can be found at Mojokerto and Tulungagung. Mojokerto as the capital of the kingdom of Majapahit and Tulungagung formerly named bonorowo (because the first round is a swamp) was led by the Duke of Kalang, that the story would not submit to the Majapahit, until eventually killed, and that's when batik artisans of the Majapahit began to introducebonorowo batik art in the city which is now named Tulungagung.
Batik from the geography is divided into 2 non-coastal and coastal batik. Batik Batik is a traditional non-coastal areas that are generally still holding the grip. Batik-batik is a lot we meet in the Solo and Yogyakarta. Batik-batik previously mostly used by a limited circle only (relatives palace) and for certain events must use a certain style, too. Weddings, batik cloth used should be patterned Sidomukti and / or Sidoluhur. As for the show mitoni (7 months), which may be used batik fabric is patterned Ceplok Garuda and / or Parang Mangkoro, and so on for events other ceremonies.
Batik coast have freedom of expression, namely motifs do not have the grip, usually brightly colored / bold and the motive is very rich and beautiful. Coastal batik has been acculturated to foreign cultures, such as floral influenced by India and Europe (Tulip flowers), red color is influenced by China as well as bringing a phoenix motifs, butterflies, and so on. While the motives of marine animals (shells, starfish, etc.) is an original batik motif coastal archipelago. This coastal batik can we find in the area of Pekalongan, Cirebon, Lasem, Tuban, TanjungBumi-Bangkalan-Madura and the Madurese in general.
And Did You Know? that people in this coastal area of batik was formerly only for a mere fad to eliminate saturation as in the Tuban area, the Mothers of batik performed during the waiting season, whereas when the harvest season, all will come down to the fields. For the Cirebon area and other TanjungBumi again, they miss waiting batik because her husband came home from sea:)
Batik from the side that is divided 4 ways of making batik, batik, batik prints and batik print. Batik using the tools of copper that has been patterned and later will diceplok-ceplokkan onto the prepared cloth, batik print using the pedestal (tarpaulins / plastic) that has been patterned which will be attached to the cloth that had been prepared.Batik print using a pattern drawn on the computer, setting up the printer, just enter, then the fabric will be directly printed with the desired motif (hmm. .. turns out this is killing the traditional batik crafters). Batik as it has been written earlier, patterned, drawn, colored everything manually by hand and drawn with all your soul, it is no wonder, a professional was only able to produce a single sheet of batik cloth (225 x 110 cm) in as few as 1 weeks. Therefore, batik is expensive if viewed only from the nominal money we spend, but for a work of art, appreciation of the creative ability that has been poured, the value is to be fair and even lower than the value of the work that has been generated (we were told to try batik write continue the work we appreciated ............ 200 000 hmmm dare ga yaa?: p)
Another basic difference, both printed batik, batik prints and batik print coloring materials in general use chemicals, whereas the color of batik material for all using natural materials such as bark, wood, flowers, fruits, roots, leaves etc.. Because, basically, every leather / wood / fruit / tree root is unique, producing certain colors.Subhanallah ........
In making Batik will go through several stages of the process stages:
1. Ngloyor, ie the process of cleaning cloth from the mill which is usually still contain starch, using hot water mixed with straw or hay.
2. Ngemplong, namely the process of compressing the fibers of the newly cleaned fabrics.
3. Memola, namely making a pattern using a pencil onto the fabric.
4. Mbatik, namely paste wax / night on a batik pattern is drawn using canthing.
5. Nembok, namely that will cover the left white with candles tembokan.
6. Medel, ie dyeing cloth that has been patterned, coated with wax to the dye that had been prepared.
7. Ngerok / Nggirah, namely the process of removing the wax with a tool pengerok.
8. Mbironi, which is close bagian2 which will allowed to remain white and contained tempat2 cecek (dot dot).
9. Nyoga, which is dipped again with the dye according to the desired color.
10. Nglorod, namely the process of removing the wax with boiling water and then dried.
Coloring process, removal of wax can be performed repeatedly until it produces the desired color and quality. So then there is the term 1x Batik process, the process 2x, 3x process. Batik 1x any process, can be solved by experts of the fastest within a week, let alone through the process 2x, 3x process and so on, could take weeks or even months.
