Batiks

Batik is a technique of dyeing after weaving, using a mixture of wax and resins to resist the dye. The wax may be applied by hand with a spout ( Tjanting ), or printed on using a soldered copper block (Tjap), or using both techniques. The wax may be made to crack (e.g. the Coffee Bean motif) or may remain flexible. Cheap imitations are made by screen-printing without use of a wax resist.

Other weaving traditions can be seen in Ikats and Weavings.

Tjap (71k)	Tjanting (31k)	Printing with the Tjap (35k)	Royal Batik (45k)	Yogyakarta Batik (18k)
Solo Batik (15k)	Coffee Bean Batik (18k)	Parang Rusak Batik (41k)

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