Learn how to Batik

For those of you who have been "dyeing" to know how to Batik,
come on down :)

You can choose to make it on a handkerchief-size cotton cloth, on which you can draw whatever you want, add your own name or signature, you can also draw a traditional batik pattern / motif, and choose your own colours ? aiyaa, of course you can lah :D

Then the wax is heated , and the canting moves according to the pattern.

In Jakarta, at the Museum Tekstil, there's also a Natural Dye Garden, a 2000 square meters garden filled with plant collections of which the flower / bark / or leaf of those plant/trees can be used to dye batik ,
cool huh ?

Batik Technique ?
well, you've got to try it out for yourself to know how :)
Ask your friends to come along , it'd be cool to learn how to batik with your good friends :)

Imagine this, learn how to batik, add a personal touch to your batik design, take pictures of course, after that ? it's food time....:) yummmm.... *always hungry*
or you're coming alone ?
don't wory, just come and meet new friends there :)

Hmm.... what would be even better if you have the option to choose what you want to make, for example.... cotton materials are provided in certain sizes according to what you want to make (table cloth, pillow case, cushion cover, etc) and then after you're done batik-ing, the Museum Tekstil can send them off to home industries to sew those batiks into end products of your choice.
Yes, of course you can do this yourself, but you'd wonder about the size of the cloth, or which model to choose , or where to make the table cloth / pillowcase ? See, it'd be much easier if there are already samples at the Museum Tekstil right ?
So if you're wondering what great personalized gift you can give to your mum or your friends abroad, you can choose batik ideas, and add your own message at the "special gift".
Hhmmm... this could be a great additional idea for Museum Tekstil :)

MUSEUM TEKSTIL
Jl. KS. Tubun No. 4
Jakarta Barat
Tel/Fax. 021 - 560 6613

Learn batik outside Jakarta, well there happens to be quite a lot of them, there's a few in other cities, such as Yogyakarta, Solo,
etc, try looking from the drop down menu on the left :)
If you know of a Batik Learning spot that's not on the list, do let us know & we'll gladly add it to the list :)


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