Batik 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..... ;)

Gudeg

On Sunday morning was quite appropriate was utilised to process the body with the family. Despite only walked, really healthy! How if suddenly after processing the body, the stomach was felt hungry? Don't worry, because Yogyakarta also was the food city. You could look for any kind of food, in what time then! In the morning although, there are those that sold food. Usually that was sold was gudeg. For you that never dating to Yogyakarta, definitely has not been again foreign with this food kind. Gudeg was typical Yogyakarta food. It seems sweet, agreed with appetite of many people. The material especially is the jackfruit that still was young, was increased with other spices.

Usually was presented with the chicken egg or chicken. Increased also with chilli sauce that was made from cattle skin that in dry would. His name chilli sauce krecek. Comfort very much! You could eat in the place, or in brought came home. If you to Yogyakarta, were not yet complete if not yet eating gudeg. You were curious? Visit Yogyakarta!

The Batik museum

Batik was typical Indonesian traditional cloth. Various batik features were in Indonesia. In Yogyakarta personally had thousands of batik features. Several previous days, I visited to a museum that set his collection to batik cloth aside. There I experienced plenty of features from batik cloth. The age of the collection in the multitudinous also batik museum. There were those who came from 1880, 1920, and still many others. Unfortunately here I could not put forward photographs in the batik museum. Because the regulation there forbade the museum visitor to photograph the batik collection there. In the environment of the batik museum, was gotten also the embroidery museum. If you one of the lovers of batik cloth, not there is mistakenly if you visited to this museum. This museum was in Street Dr. Sutomo 13A Yogyakarta 55211, The telephone (+62) 274 562338. This museum was opened at every day from 09.00 AM – 12.00 PM and 01.00 PM – 03.00 PM. On Sunday was closed.