Monday, August 1, 2011
It is still relatively new, but the development of the batik industry in Bali is so rapid. Perhaps because Bali save a lot of potential local motifs and designs. Dozens of Balinese batik designs have been born. From the inexpensive to the exorbitant. So far, the average market price of outstanding batik in Bali Bali is a good quality range between USD 350 thousand to $ 2 million. The high price is because the batik-batik is made from quality fabrics and directly drawn by hand and using natural dyes such as those made by Ida Ayu Pidada (with the brand "Wong Bali Batik") or by the AA Inten Trisna Manuambari (with the brand "Diamanta").
That's a quality of "well". If a quality fashion these days, the price is not that high. At most, the range between Rp. 15 thousand to Rp. 75 thousand.
Batik itself is the result of a craft that has become part of Indonesian culture since centuries ago, especially in Java. The term "Batik" is said to originate from the Javanese "amba", meaning to write and "nitik" which means making a point. Freely, the word "batik" refers to techniques making patterns and dyeing cloth using a material obstacle to the color of night (wax), which is applied over the fabric. In English, this technique is known as wax-resist dyeing. This technique can be applied only on a material made from natural fibers such as cotton, silk, and wool. If there are batik cloth making patterns and coloring are not using the above technique is called a fabric patterned batik cloth, batik cloth instead. That kind of fabric is usually made in industrial-scale printing technique.
In Bali, batik handicraft industry began around the 1970s. The industry was pioneered among others by Krishna from Banjar Pande Ketut Tegeha, Batubulan Village, Sukawati - Gianyar, with cap-weaving techniques using manual loom, known as Not Weaving Machine Tool (ATBM). Kerapnya Balinese batik wear to berupacara - as the fabric or udeng (headband), push the batik industry in the island's growing advanced dang. Now in Bali has grown to tens of Batik industry featuring Balinese motifs, motifs blend well with the outside Bali Bali such as Bali, Papua, Bali, Pekalongan, and others.