Do you know about the art of batik and batik?

Meaning of the word batik: the art scholar, both Indonesian nationals or foreign nation, have not reached agreement on what the meaning of the word batik is. Some say that the title comes from the word batik tick contained in the said period. Point is also drops. It is in the making of batik cloth is also shed candles on a white cloth. There is also a search for the word origin of batik in the source-the ancient written sources. According to this opinion, the word batik is connected with writing or painting.
Art is the art of batik on fabric image for clothing that was one of the family culture of Indonesian kings of old.
Thus, the origin of batik is also associated with painting and drawing in general.

How to make batik?
Batik is a tool for canting. Made of bamboo, copper and bercerat head or mouth, this canting function like a pen. This canting is used to ladle the hot liquid wax, which used the cover material sebagain or protection of pigments. Prior to melt the wax batik on white cloth, many steps that must pass before the cloth. Jobs in the preparation of dyeing plant oils and soda solution, to facilitate the use of wax and dye attached to infuse.
In the development of batik art gradually imitated by the people of this and the next nearest extends to the work of women in the household to fill his spare time. Furthermore, batik clothing was only the royal family, then became a popular folk clothes, both women and men. Currently batik has become a new trend in society. Not only the clothing that uses batik as a fabric. Pillowcases, Gordyn, and the bedsheets had been there that use batik cloth.

In Indonesia, batik motif also varied, including a Batik Yogyakarta and Solo batik. The difference is in color. Jogja Batik is white with black shades, while the Solo batik yellow and white with no shades.

Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on 2 October 2009 has been set batik as Indonesia’s cultural heritage.