See how to make traditional batik easy
Tools And Materials Making Batik Tulis
You need to know before we make batik, of course we will need equipment and materials for batik making. Here are some things you should prepare to make batik.
Mori Cloth
This mori cloth is used to make batik. But, now also many who use cotton cloth and silk cloth in the manufacture of batik. Just choose just you want to use what kind of fabric to make batik.
But, better to use cloth mori first if you are not used to make batik because this mori cloth is also easier to get.
Canting
Ever heard of canting name? Canting is a tool used to take a candle in a container to make a motif on batik cloth. Traditional canting is usually made of copper material and the handle is made of bamboo.
Gawangan
Gawangan is a tool used to enclose or dry batik cloth.
Candle
These waxes are used to make motifs on fabrics. The wax is how to apply it is to melted first, then painted into the fabric using canting.
Pans And Stove
The pan is used for the wax container when liquefied, while the stove serves to heat the wax to form a liquid.
Laurtan Dyes
As the name suggests, this dye solution will be used to dye the fabric so that later motifs that we have made on the fabric clearly visible.
How to Make Batik Tulis
After all the necessary tools and materials are ready, we start to make batik tulis.
1 make batik design
The first step we have to do is make molani, maloni can also be called with the design of batik cloth. You can make various designs of batik according to your creativity.
2 painting batik cloth
After you make a molani, undo the motive by using the wax that has been melted before, Well next at this stage, you will use canting.
3 cover the whites
The next stage is to cover the white part of batik cloth using a candle. white purpose is, the part that we will not color with coloring.
4 dyeing of batik cloth
For this first stage of staining should be done on a part that is not covered by a candle. Dip a batik cloth that has been given a candle into a particular dye. After that, dry by drying.
5 wash batik cloth
After all the stages are completed, you can also wash the batik cloth and dry it until dry with maximum drought. After dry, new batik cloth deh you can use.
Batiking was one of my favorite art forms that I learned about in a fibers class. It was very challenging for a person like myself, who tends to jump into a project and learn along the way, as the wax and the dye don't let you "try again". I would love to try this again but the one aspect that I underestimated was the need to plan ahead, especially when using multiple colors. I had a piece that had many different colors and designs and was looking too disjointed but I found a final wash in an orange dye made a lovely brown to complement blues and pinks that I had not protected with the designs laid in wax. Thanks for the information about the materials!
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