Bali Batik, Motif Marriage

It is still relatively new, but perkambangan batik industry in Bali is so rapid. Perhaps because Bali save a lot of potential and local design motifs. Dozens of Balinese batik designs have been born. From the cheap to the exorbitant.

Batik itself is the result of a craft that has become part of the culture of Indonesia since centuries ago, especially in Java. The term "batik" supposedly originated from Javanese language "amba", meaning to write and "nitik" which means making a point. Optionally, the word "batik" refers to the techniques of making and dyeing fabric patterns by using color barrier material in the form of night (wax), which is applied over the fabric. In English, this technique is known as wax-resist dyeing. 

This technique can be applied only on the material made from natural fibers such as cotton, silk, and wool. If there is a batik cloth making patterns and coloring are not using the above techniques patterned fabrics are called batik cloth, batik cloth instead. Fabrics are usually made in that kind of industrial-scale printing techniques.

In Bali, batik craft industry began around the 1970s. The industry was pioneered among others by Krishna from Banjar Pande Ketut Tegeha, Village Batubulan, Sukawati - Gianyar, with cap-weaving techniques using manual loom known as Alat Tenun Bukan Mesin  (ATBM). Usely Balinese batik wear for berupacara - as well as fabric material udeng (headband), pushing the batik industry in this island continues to grow dang forward. Now in Bali Batik industry has grown to tens featuring Balinese motifs, motifs also blend with the outside Bali Bali such as Bali, Papua, Bali-Pekalongan, and others.

Tips on Choosing Fabrics Batik

At craft stores and fabric shops in Bali, batik fabrics are sold in various shades and qualities. To make it easier to choose to fit between the money you spend on the quality of goods that you get, get to know in advance the types of batik. Once again, in terms of manufacturing techniques, there are four types of batik fabric is sold people, namely: batik, printed batik, batik combination of write-cap, batik printing, and batik pull (fusion technique printing and writing).

To determine whether a piece of batik cloth that you hold a batik or another, there are some things you need to consider include:

* Motifs on batik although the pattern is similar but never exactly the same shape (asymmetric).
   There is a section which is smaller or larger than the other pictures.
* Accents in each picture is not as great
* The original batik motif usually has a distinctive aroma, colors used are from
   bark-bark, and other woods natural ingredients.
* Mori Fabrics used are usually more severe than mori for other types of batik.


sources: http://jalan-jalan-bali.blogspot.com