The Batik Textile Production

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Indonesia is rich in tradition and culture, one of these is the production of batik. Batik is a cloth that traditionally uses a manual wax-resist dyeing technique.The batik produced in the area of Sidoarjoby is characterised by rich colors. 22/06/200

in Society, on the 22nd of June 2009

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Indonesia is rich in tradition and culture, one of these is the production of batik. The batik presents distinctive characteristics according to the region of origin. Some types such as batik Jogjakarta, Solo or Pekalongan have become popular in foreign countries. The batik produced in the area of Sidoarjoby is characterised by rich colors and patterns, especially flower plants. The village of Jetis has be rename "Kampung Batik because the production of batik take place in almost every house. According to the East Java office for Culture, the village residents have worked the batik since 1675.

In the modern era, where country western culture began to dominate the young, Sidoarjo batik culture still exists and seeks to preserve the community and government support to get the international recognition.

All batik processing is done manually, to produce one sheet of batik cloth takes seven days; six times proser batik and washing up to be a work of art of high quality. Craftsmen work for a production house and only get Rp.50.000 wage per sheet, it is not comparable with other works of art.