Batik Day...

Today is October 2, 2009, especially in the city of Jakarta, people are encouraged to use batik profit, to support the Indonesian batik to be determined by UNESCO as the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH).

The word batik itself point to the pattern-making techniques - using a canting or cap - and dyeing cloth using the color barrier material pattern "malam". In English, this technique is known as wax-resist dyeing.

So is the batik cloth with decoration or pattern created by canting and cap by using the "malam" as the color barrier material. This technique can be applied only on the material made from natural fibers such as cotton, silk, wool and can not be applied on the cloth with man-made fibers (polyester).

Cloth-making style and coloring are not using this technique known as batik patterned cloth - usually made in industrial-scale printing technique (print) - not a batik cloth.

Batik is a craft that has high artistic value and has become part of Indonesian culture since long time ago.

How about me??

Of course, today I am using batik as well, batik with a simple ornament, and I am very proud to wear it.

Viva Indonesian batik ...