Do not Fear The Old, The Modern Batik

Do not Fear The Old, The Modern Batik


To overcome the fear and boredom are considered old youth with batik patterns, has now made a lot of various combinations of motifs and patterns. So you as young people need not fear ...

To overcome the fear and boredom are considered old youth with batik patterns, has now made a lot of various combinations of motifs and patterns.

Batik reflect the cultural richness of the archipelago. Naturally if we preserve it and proud of our own domestic culture.

Made with high artistic value, batik consist of various types and motifs. Type batik itself has a wide range, such as batik, batik, batik printing, and batik combination of written and stamped.

Making batik was not easy. It can take several months. Manufacturing process needs patience and a delicate designees stages. Starting from the need to sort out the cloth fibers penetrating the meeting and not creating, until the process of washing the fabric after it.

Excellence is batik motifs provided a limited amount. "A bit difficult if batik, many stages, the process is long, so that its cost is also expensive, especially if material is silk," said Ati, Store Manager Batik Danar Hadi Surabaya.

While batik or batik printing more appeared on the market, so the price can be less expensive than batik. Continue to use simple tools, but by using tools such as stamp (for batik type cap) made of batik-making process becomes faster. "Batik stamp only takes 3-4 days," continued Ati.

Batik is often made in various colors. "The more colors used, the more expensive price."

Made of silk batiks tend to more expensive, because of the delicate fabric made comfortable when in use and prices in the market which are expensive. "But generally people prefer to use a type of cotton stationery for cheaper," said Rina, shopkeepers in Batik Danar Hadi Surabaya.

Silk batik is more favored by the Tionghoa Ethnic because they think more convenient to use. Though the price given is not exactly cheap, can reach millions of rupiah.

For young people, do not worry about the assumption of "old" from the public. Batik which has many outstanding models adjusted to the taste of young people today. There sackdress models, shirts, silhouette of a loose and wide pleated, ribbon, adorn many wrinkles batik today. "Moreover, the batik for women, lebh many variations."

Common motif "feared" by the young child is shaped like a machete motive motive of rain fell, forming a diagonal. "Motive jadul," said Rio, students majoring in DKV UK.

The more varied types and styles of batik, making young people have no need to fear with batik. Let's preserve cultural wealth of Indonesian batiks use of batik batiks on the National Day, October 2, 2009.