Batik in the Present

Batik tradition was originally a family tradition of kings Indonesia dizaman first. At that time only a limited batik works in the palace alone and proceeds to dress the king and his family and his followers. Because many of the followers of the king who lived outside the palace, the art of batik was taken by them out of court and do their respective places.In the process, batik once a symbol of feudalism in Java where there are batik to the king and his family well for the average person batik, batik gradually called batik is imitated by the people nearest and further expanded into clothing is a favorite of the people, both men and women. Originally batik made only on the material with white color made of cotton cloth called. Today batik has become a traditional Indonesian fabrics are also made on other materials such as silk, polyester, rayon and other synthetic materials. In addition, ways of making changes, too. Besides batik, batik is batik motifs formed by hand, now there is also printed batik, batik printing, batik painting and silk screening.