For a long time has not update this blog. Yes because of many activities in the work, so as blog this was rather forgotten. But, today on Saturday, July 26 2008 when walking around at a shopping centre in the Yogyakarta city, I found the material that was interesting to be written in blog. Like my past posting, this time I was still promoting the theme about batik cloth. If beforehand about the batik museum, this time I want to tell about about how the process made batik cloth. Evidently in his production, batik cloth really long and certain complicated. It was increasingly complicated that the motive of batik that will be made, increasingly old this batik cloth was finished. And of course was influential with his price! When being met by me; Mrs Karsilah, was beginning to make batik in the beginning stage. After batik cloth in gave the motive that was wanted, furthermore this motive was closed with with ’lilin’(candle in english). Of course was different from the candle that usually lights our dinner with the couple! Utilised the normal implement was mentioned with ’canting’. His form was like the normal fountain pen known by us, that distinguished this dipper had main material from bamboo or wood. This bamboo was useful as the grip from ’canting’, at the same time the place to place the head of ’canting’ that contained the liquid ’lilin’ that has been heated. Then the liquid ’lilin’ that has been heated this, was written on cloth that will be made cloth of Cloth batik that would in made batik, could any kind of cloth. When being met by me, the Mrs. Karsilah was making batik have material the foundation of silk cloth.
For a long time has not update this blog. Yes because of many activities in the work, so as blog this was rather forgotten. But, today on Saturday, July 26 2008 when walking around at a shopping centre in the Yogyakarta city, I found the material that was interesting to be written in blog. Like my past posting, this time I was still promoting the theme about batik cloth. If beforehand about the batik museum, this time I want to tell about about how the process made batik cloth. Evidently in his production, batik cloth really long and certain complicated. It was increasingly complicated that the motive of batik that will be made, increasingly old this batik cloth was finished. And of course was influential with his price! When being met by me; Mrs Karsilah, was beginning to make batik in the beginning stage. After batik cloth in gave the motive that was wanted, furthermore this motive was closed with with ’lilin’(candle in english). Of course was different from the candle that usually lights our dinner with the couple! Utilised the normal implement was mentioned with ’canting’. His form was like the normal fountain pen known by us, that distinguished this dipper had main material from bamboo or wood. This bamboo was useful as the grip from ’canting’, at the same time the place to place the head of ’canting’ that contained the liquid ’lilin’ that has been heated. Then the liquid ’lilin’ that has been heated this, was written on cloth that will be made cloth of Cloth batik that would in made batik, could any kind of cloth. When being met by me, the Mrs. Karsilah was making batik have material the foundation of silk cloth.
After being written on, batik cloth was dipped in the liquid of batik dye. The part that was not closed the candle will be coloured in accordance with colouring matters that were used. Whereas the part that was closed the candle will continue to like the colour of cloth originally. The process of the immersion of the colour and wrote on cloth, could be carried out repeatedly to get the colour and the motive that in accordance with the wish. So the process of the foundation of the production of a batik cloth. To complete a batik cloth with the measurement 2x3 metre, the Mrs. Karsilah could complete him for 10 days. Depended from complicated not him the motive that was done. According to the Mrs. Karsilah, he had completed a batik cloth while 2 months were full! How complicated is the production of a batik cloth. If you were visiting Yogyakarta, and wanted to see the mother Karsilah made batik cloth, please visited Saphir Square Jl. Laksda. Adisucipto, every day on Saturday from 14.00 – 16,00 of WIB (02.00 – 04.00 PM). and should not forget to buy a batik shirt, as the present..... ;)
