Batik made on material with white color made of cotton cloth called "mori".
Today batik is also made on other materials such as silk, polyester, rayon and other synthetic materials. Batik motif formed by the liquid wax by using a tool called "canting" for subtle motifs, or brush for large motif, so that the liquid wax to seep into the fabric fibers.
Cloth that has been painted with wax and then dyed with the desired color, usually starting from a young colors.
Dyeing then performed for other motives with older or dark color. After some time the staining process, cloth which has been in batik dipped in chemicals to dissolve the wax. Then the cloth is dried.
The use of batik cloth in antiquity only as subordinate clothes (called "jarit") and combined with top clothes called "kebaya" which used for women, and this model is the special culture of the island of Java. Now the development usage of Batik fabrics has widespread application, because can be used as a skirt, shirt, dress, Sarimbit, as well as complementary fashion such as bags, wallets, shoes and other finery / accessories. Batik fabric also can be worn from children, adolescents, or adults, either male or female.
Batik is Indonesian cultural art works and now every October 2, commemorated as the Day of Indonesian Batik. All the civil service or private agencies, simultaneously wear batik on that date, and the specific work days such as Friday and Saturday. School children has use batik too.
