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Wax resist dyeing technique in fabric is an ancient art form. Discoveries show it already existed in Egypt in the 4th century BCE, where it was used to wrap mummies; linen was soaked in wax, and scratched using a sharp tool. In Asia, the technique was practiced in China during the T’ang dynasty (618-907 CE), [...]

JAKARTA — Indonesia’s president is pressing the country’s 234 million people to wear batik clothes to celebrate a triumph over neighbour Malaysia in a poisonous feud over cultural heritage. The UN cultural organisation UNESCO is set this week to add Indonesia’s method of making the cloth — through a laborious process of wax-dipping and dying [...]

You can batik silk, cotton, and rayon with the same easy fiber reactive dye and soda ash recipe that is so popular in other forms of hand dyeing. The advantage of this type of dye is that with it, unlike all purpose dye, you can use cool water (that won’t melt wax!), while unlike naphthol [...]

Blue Bird transport companies will replace their driver’s uniform with batik. During this time, the driver’s uniform group “blue bird” was a blue shirt with the logo of the Blue Bird. With this new uniform, are expected to Blue Bird driver may act as an ambassador of tourism. Thus expressed Vice President of Business Development [...]

Batik designs or the creation of batiks, can be divided into the three main types of batik, namely “batik tulis”, “batik cap” and “batik ikat”. Each has variations in techniques and the level of expertise needed, and thus reflect a different kind of design creativity. Batik-designs centres of the past include the cities of Lasem, [...]

Types of Cirebon motifs batik namely: motif Mega Mendung, Paksinaga Liman, Patran Keris, Patran Kangkung, Singa Payung, Singa Barong, Banjar Balong, Ayam Alas, Sawat Penganten, Katewono, Gunung Giwur, Simbar Menjangan, Simbar Kendo and others.

Trusmi originating from batik Cirebon. The story begins Trusmi batik village of Ki Gede Trusmi role. One of his loyal followers of Sunan Gunung Jati was taught the art of batik while spreading Islam. Batik shrewdness turned out to give a blessing at a later date. Batik Trusmi successfully become an icon in the collection [...]

Motifs Mega Mendung derived from Cirebon. Have the influence from the palace-palace in Cirebon. This motif is rich in red, blue, violet, and golden.

In Cirebon, there are coastal Batik, Batik Trusmi and Batik Keratonan. Outline color cloth bright and cheerful, red, pink, blue skies, green disappear. Traditional batik colors centered on three colors: beige, black, and brown. Batik Keratonan soga usually brown or golden.

Similarly, batik art in this area much affected by the culture of other regions. Among these influences is the influence of Islamic culture, we can see the motives letter arabic calligraphy, decorative, etc. buroq. In addition to Islamic culture, the influence of Chinese culture also appeared to emerge on the craft of batik art in [...]