Batik has been designated as the cultural heritage of the Indonesian state by UNESCO. And batik is now known in many parts of the world. Batik itself is a fabric or material made using the technique of coloring cloth using a "Malam" is one of the components to make batik cloth. Functions malam in batik to cover areas not subject to appropriate motif for the color, or maintain the color so as not to stain in providing the next color. Thus the process of making batik cloth with a technical principle is closing and opening / removing the malam on the fabric followed by staining it will generate the color pattern design on the cloth.
Due to the unique motive many use batik as fashion. Well for those of you who want to use batik as an option in dressing, it helps you know how to determine the batik is genuine or not. Here are tips and tricks to find out the origin of batik.
Note the color of batik. Original batik has natural color, solid and strong. While synthetic textile batik color, not natural, opaque and not solid. Besides the original batik look less uniform, because the process is by handmade. Therein lies the art of batik is a high value, because it is done manually by hand craftsmen. While the motifs on textiles, looks too perfect, and almost no defects. This is what eliminates the value of batik art.Touch and feel the texture of fabric. Batik original when held, then the fabric will be easy to fall, not rigid and has a soft texture. While batik is not genuine, when touched the fabric stiff and has a relatively coarse texture. This is due to the nature of dye that is only attached to the outer layer of cloth, does not permeate the fabric as well as an original batik.
Smell and feel the smell on the surface of the fabric. Original batik has a distinctive odor that is the smell of candles. While batik textiles strong odor of oil.Note the opposite side of the fabric. Batik is original, inside has a motif fabric and color that is almost equal to the outside. Meanwhile, batik textiles, motifs and colors when observed in a much different side to the outside.
Usually the price of original batik cloth is more expensive than the factory-made textile fabric, it is because the original batik cloth is handmade. So the process is a costly process.
Well now you all already know how to distinguish where the original batik with a non-genuine. Hopefully, you are not one choose to use batik to still look fashionable. Hopefully the tips and tricks useful and beneficial.
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