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• Tie each one securely with the twine or rubber band.
• Dip in the dye bath for 20 minutes, then remove.
• Untie to reveal the design then place it to dry.
2 Marbilng (Crushing/Crumping)
• Lay the fabric flat.
• Bunch up the fabric into a ball by crushing it up in the palms of the hands.
• Tie it tightly with twine or using several rubber bands in a criss-cross manner.
• Dip in the dye bath for 20 minutes then remove.
• Unite to reveal the design then place it to dry.
3 Pleating (Stripes)
• Lay the fabric flat.
• Start by folding the fabric like an accordion or paper fan.
• Secure tightly with rubber bands or tie tightly with twine at desired distances.
• Dip in the dye bath for 20minutes then remove.
• Untie to reveal the design then place it to dry.

Batik

At the end of this lesson, you shall be able to
• introduction & types of batik
• tools and equipments
• raw material used in batik
• procedure of batik

Introduction
The word batik actually means wax writing. It is a way of decorating cloth by covering a part of it with a coat of wax
and then dyeing the cloth. The waxed areas keep their original colour and when the wax is removed the contrast
between the dyed and undyed makes the pattern.
BATIK: is a technique of wax-resist dying applied to whole cloth, or cloth made using this technique. Batik is made
either by drawing dots and lines. The tradition of making batik a found in various countries, including Indonesia,
Malaysia, India, Sri Lanka, Philippines and Nigeria.The beauty of batik lines in its simplicity and the fast that one
need not be an artist to achieve results. Some of the best effects in batik are often achieved by chance. The
history of India batik can be traced as far back as 2000 years.

Types of batik
1 Batik Block(Block printing batik)
2 Batik screen(Screen printing)
3 Batik lukis (Hand drawn batik)
1 Batik Block (Block Printing Batik)

Block printed batik was one of the early type of batik. It is a method that use a block carved with patterns, which
is then dipped in wax and stamped onto fabric. Before this, the blocks were made out of potato.
2 Batik Screen (ScreenPrinting)

Batik screen printing creates more consistency in the printing that is why we see batik screen printing as an
innovation that would sustain the traditional craft and make it more accessible to the larger market.
In turn, this would create more demand in the industry, and allow for the younger generation to see batik as a
business that could sustain their livelihood.

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