Thursday, August 27, 2009

The History of Batik

Batik Batik is a wax-resist dyeing technique used on textile. Known for its beauty and the artistic details in the making, Batik is now a famous traditional textile. The word's origin is from the Javanese language, from amba ('to write') and titik ('dot' or 'point'). The following is the video on the history of Batik, tracking back to its root in the island of Java, Indonesia.



And this is how the batik is made:

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