::Our Batik Well Known Around the world::

Our Batik In The World Stage......

Batik has been a part of Malaysian culture over centuries. Soon after Independence it was adopted as the national attire for formal occasions as the nation began to build a new identity. Over time interest in batik dwindled. It became a forgotten tradition.

It was the late YABhg Datin Paduka Seri Endon Mahmood, wife of the Prime Minister, YAB Dato' Seri Ahdullah Haji Abmad Badawi, that gave batik back its dignity, raising its national status, expanding its creative potential while forging an international presence in fashion wear.

She began a vigorous campaign, Malaysia batik - crafted for the world which inspired the industry to go beyond the ordinary into the high end of fashion. It was a strategic move to brand Malaysian batik and build a presence that was unique and far removed from generic expectations and expressions of batik as it existed around the world.

::The process Of Batik::

BATIK PROCESS…….

1. Melt the WAX and RESIN in 50%-50% ratio in a

bowl with heater.

2. Fill the CANTING with the mixture of WAX and RESIN

3. Draw the wax on a white fabric. The fabric can be cotton or silk. The process has to be fast and accurate because the wax will cool down fast and cannot be corrected once applied

4. By using the color brush, artist paint the enclosed area with the needed colors. Sometimes, clean water is used to produce shading effect. 5. When the color is dry completely, apply a layer of sodium silicate on the fabric to fix the color and leave it for at least 4 hours The colors will be durable and will not fade easily. 6. Put some SODA in the water and boil the fabric for few minutes. The wax will be removed from the fabric. 7. Hang the fabric for drying. A piece of batik is created. .

History of "Batik"

History of “batik”……

The origin of batik production in Malaysia is not easy to trace. Few historical artifacts exist, but it is known trade relations between the Melayu Kingdom in Jambi and Javanese coastal cities have thrived since the 13th century, the northern coastal batik producing areas of Java (Cirebon, Lasem, Tuban, and Madura) has influenced Jambi batik. This Jambi (Sumatran) batik, as well as Javanese batik, has influenced the batik craft in the Malay peninsula.

According to the Museum of Cultural History of Oslo, it is known for certain that the Javanese influenced Malay batik-making technically as well as in the development of designs. At an early stage the Malaysians used wooden blocks in order to produce batik-like textiles. As late as the 1920s Javanese batik makers introduced the use of wax and copper blocks on Malaysia's east coast. The production of hand drawn batik in Malaysia is of recent date and is related to the Javanese “batik tulis”

Batik was mentioned in the 17th century Malay Annals. The legend goes when Laksamana Hang Nadim was ordered by Sultan Mahmud to sail to India to get 140 pieces of serasah cloth (batik) with 40 types of flowers depicted on each. Unable to find any that fulfilled the requirements explained to him, he made up his own. On his return unfortunately, his ship sank and he only managed to bring four pieces earning displeasure from the Sultan.

Commercial production started in the 1960s. This craft has developed its own particular aesthetic and design, peculiar to Malaysia. The new Malaysian batik is clearly different from the Javanese tradition of hand-painted batiks.

For men, Batik can be worn at dinner functions. Even the ladies wear the fabric as formal dress, combining batik with modern fashion. Nowadays The Malaysian government encourages civil servants to wear batik on Thursday every week.

::Equipment::

There are some important equipment in a process of making "batik"......

Batik equipment :

1. CANTING

Canting is the main tool used for marking batik. The use of canting is to excel (described) in order to from a liquid batik motifs. Canting has several parts :

a. Handle : the handle is a part that serves a grip canting batik using canting at night to take liquid from the skillet and incised(describe) liquid night on the fabric. The handle is usually made of lightweight wood.

b. Nyamplung ( smal tank )

Nyamplung canting is a part that works as a container of liquid night at the batik process. Nyamplung made of cooper.

c. Cucuk or Carat

Cucuk canting and the edge part has a hole as a fluid of Calophyllum inophyllum night Beak size and number vary depending on its type. The beak is made of cooper. Conditions must always hollow beak, if blocked by liquid that has been harden night, beak can be drilled again by dipping in hot liquid night, deafness hard it will take to melt back.

2. BRUSH

In general, the brush used to paint, paintbrush in the process of batik can also be used to fill in the field of motive Nonyoki is extensive full night. Brush can also be expressive to scratch in coloring fabric. You can use oil paint brushes, watercolor brushes or even wall paint brushes a very broad field.

3. STOVE

Stove used to heat the liquid that night. Select a stove that small size alone, do not need that big. Traditional batik usually uses the brazier or cool. Anglo is wood charcoal as fuel. Weaknesses Anglo / cool are different from the resulting smoke cooker which is not much smoke.

5. GAWANGAN
At the time length pf batik cloth, batik impossible left hand holding the cloth. For it requires media to spread the cloth, called gawangan. The above equipment is sufficient for the activity of your batik. Indeed in the past there is several other supporting equipment such as filters, small chairs (stools) and roach or side. Side is needed to help to light a fire of wood charcoal in the brazier or cool.

6. TRAY
Plastic trays where the liquid mixture is required for dye and dye the fabric in the process of staining. Choose the appropriate tray size with the size of the fabric to fabric completely submerged everything.

7. POT
Aluminum pot is needed to heat the water on the stove or furnace and to sag after colored cloth that can clean tonight. Choose the size of the pot according to the size of the fabric.

8. GLOVES
required as a protective glove on his hand when mixing dyes and dip a cloth into the liquid dye. During the preparation of color and fabric staining, always use your gloves as batik dyes made from chemical that are harmful to skin and respiratory health, except for natural dyes (natural).

9. SPOON & BOWL
Tablespoon is needed to assess the dyes and plastic bowls for mixing these dyes before being put into the water. It is also necessary to measure the water glass

What is The Batik???

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I would like to share with you guys about our tradition clothes which is batik.......

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Batik is a cloth that traditionally uses a manual wax resist dyeing technique. Batik or fabrics with the traditional batik patterns are found in (particularly) Indonesia,Malaysia, Japan, China Azerbaijan and others.

The use of batik has also extended from clothing to everything from home furnishings and table cloths to handicrafts.

Malaysian Batik is Batik textile art of Malaysia , especially on the east coast of Malaysia (Kelantan,Terengganu andPahang). The most popular motifs are leaves and flowers.

In Malaysia, batik has become a national identity and flourish in the arena of fashion where batik attire is worn for both formal and informal occasions.

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Lets begin in my first entry by introduce my self, I'm Nur Adlin binti Abdul Rahman......

as a Decom's student is very proud to have my own e-learning blog. E-learning is one of the subject that i have learn in semester 5. Our lecturer have assigned us to write about our traditional and culture.i have batik as one of our traditional cloth.From now on i will starts to write everything about it. I think that's all from me, hopefully we will meet it again for the next entry...thank you!!