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Secrets of Bali

by Jonathan Copeland

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Ni Wayan Murni

"I am frequently asked 'How is batik made?' I think that you may be surprised at the time and effort it takes. But, first, what is batik?..."

Ni Wayan Murni
The Times, Lombok
September - October 2007

Read the full article - How to make batik

Batiks using multicolours were made in China as early as 2,000 years ago and may have come to Java by that route.

In 1520 AD a palm leaf manuscript from Galuh in Southwest Java mentions hand made batik using a canting, the wax-filled pen.

There are two classic vegetable dyes: indigo (blue) and soga (brown).

Indigo comes from the leaves of the Indigofera plant. The soga brown comes from the bark of the jambal tree. Its range is from yellow to deep rich brown and is indigenous to Central Java.

Vegetable dyes are prized and sought after by collectors, batik connoisseurs, the upper classes and the wealthy.

Certain families in Java keep their natural dyes extremely secret.

To order: make sure pop ups are allowed.

Cirebon Batik: Chinese Girl

Material: Cotton
Style: Java
Size: Length 261 cm, width 105 cm
Order Number: T66

Cirebon Batik: Lembutan



Material: Cotton
Style: Java
Size: Length 275 cm, width 107 cm
Order Number: T67

Background: Lembutan means soft pattern.

Pekalongan Batik: Primisan 1



Material: Cotton
Style: Java
Size: Length 250 cm, width 106 cm
Order Number: T68

Background: Primisan refers to the pattern.

Pekalongan Batik: Primisan 2

Material: Cotton
Style: Java
Size: Length 252 cm, width 107 cm
Order Number: T69

Background: Blue and dark blue on a pale yellow background.

Pekalongan Batik: Floral Sarong 2

Material: Cotton tube sarong
Style: Java
Size: Length 200 cm, width 106 cm
Order Number: T71

Cirebon Batik: Kain Panjang: Skirt Cloth

Material: Cotton
Style: Java
Size: Length 252 cm, width 107 cm
Order Number: T73

Background: Kain means a rectangle of cloth; panjang means long.

Kain panjang is a wrap around skirt. The width varies from 100-112 cm, the length is about 2.5 times the width.

Men and women wear the kain panjang in opposite directions: men do it anti-clockwise and women clockwise.

A normal kain carries its patterns evenly over all the surface.

Hand-Drawn Batik Silk Sarong 4

Material: Silk
Style: Java, batik tulis
Size: Length 232 cm, width 106 cm
Order Number: T74D

Sogan Batik

Material: Cotton
Style: North Java
Size: Length 248 cm, width 104 cm
Order Number: T74L

Rembang Batik

Material: Cotton
Style: Rembang, North Java
Size: Length 199 cm, width 107 cm
Order Number: T74N

Solo Batik

Material: Cotton
Style: Solo, Central Java
Size: Length 252 cm, width 106 cm
Order Number: T74O

Tiga Negeri Batik

Material: Cotton shoulder cloth
Style: North Java
Size: Length 238 cm, width 51.5 cm
Order Number: T74P

Tiga Negeri Batik Shoulder Cloth

Material: Cotton shoulder cloth
Style: North Java
Size: Length 238 cm, width 52 cm
Order Number: T74R

Solo Batik

Material: Cotton
Style: Solo, Central Java
Size: Length 106 cm, width 41 cm
Order Number: T74S

Textiles: 1: Old Javanese Batik

Textiles: 2: Java and Bali

Textiles: 3: North Javanese Batik

Textiles: 4: Geringsing Patterns 1

Textiles: 5: Mega Mendung

Textiles: 6: Sumba, Sumatra, Kisar, Java

Textiles: 7: Geringsing Patterns 2

Textiles: 8: Old Batik

Textiles: 9: Old Central Javanese Batik

Textiles: 10: Calligraphy Batik

Textiles: 11: Pekalongan Batik

Textiles 12: Silk Batik