batik
Javanese textile art
Batik is a method of dyeing fabric by applying wax to areas that should remain undyed, then dipping the cloth in color.
The wax resists the dye, creating patterns.
The process can be repeated with different colors for complex designs.
Batik also refers to fabric made this way or the patterns themselves: a batik shirt, Indonesian batik.
The technique originated in Java and spread throughout Southeast Asia.
Woven or knit material
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
- silkFine woven insect fiber
- clothWoven or knit material
- rayonSemi-synthetic cellulose textile
linen · sarong · garment · yardage · drapery · upholstery · scarf · wrap
Inclined or insincere
- wax-resistDye-blocking craft method
- dyeingColoring via immersion
- paraffinFlammable waxy petroleum derivative
- beeswaxHoneycomb building material
hand-drawn · immersion · mordant · fixative · indigo · layering · cracking · veining
Programming language from Sun
Recurring thematic element
- floralOf or like blooms
- geometricRelating to mathematical shapes
- abstractCondensed version of text
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
intricate · swirls · ornamental · repetition
Purposeful creative planning
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
- aestheticConcerning beauty or art
- paletteSurface for mixing pigments
expression · vibrant · colorful · intricate · elegance · composition · creativity · visual
fabric
Woven or knit material
rayon · linen · sarong · garment · yardage · drapery · upholstery · scarf · wrap · dyed
canting
Inclined or insincere
- wax-resistDye-blocking craft method
- dyeingColoring via immersion
- paraffinFlammable waxy petroleum derivative
beeswax · hand-drawn · immersion · mordant · fixative · indigo · layering · cracking · veining · outline
Java
Programming language from Sun
motif
Recurring thematic element
symmetry · intricate · swirls · ornamental · repetition
design
Purposeful creative planning
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
- aestheticConcerning beauty or art
palette · expression · vibrant · colorful · intricate · elegance · composition · creativity · visual · decorative
tradition
Custom passed through generations
heritage · heirloom · identity · customs · ancestral · UNESCO · craftsmanship · artisan · folklore · ethnic
- IndonesiaIndonesia, Java, Sumatra, Indonesian, Borneo
- fiber artsknitting, crochet, weaving, spinning, embroidery
- folk patternshex signs, kente, kente cloth, mudcloth, kilim
- Indonesian traditionsadat, gotong royong, gamelan, sarong, kris
- textile dyeingtie-dye, fabric dyeing, ikat, bandhani, hand-dyed yarn
- textilescotton, wool, silk, fabric, thread
batikundyed
Without added pigment
tie-dye · screen printing · block printing · digital printing · ikat