Batik Bali, indonesian

As what was done by Ida Bagus Made Adnyana who has been accompanying his wife, Ida Ayu Ngurah Puniari working   on   woven   songket   with natural dyes and Bebali fabric with brand “Tuhu Batu”. I, myself was a painter, while my wife worked on the weaving business since 2005.

Based on Bagus, at all this time he has been helping his wife looking for materials for natural dyes fabric.” From here I found Mengkudu’s root to produce a red and yellow colour; also Tarum’s leaf for blue colour. Brown colour can be taken from Mahogany, and yellow colour can also be taken from Jackfruit’s wood. The motifs are mostly various flowers’ shapes. After that, I studied the science of patterning batik on a fabric from a friend, Tjok, the name who until now has wrestled or moved in the Foundation of Pecinta Kain Bebali. This foundation tries to conserve woven fabric from Bali, including also the collection of various Batiks across the country.

From the lesson, I gained the experience to batik, including the one executed on a silk and cotton fabric. So, I did not batik on a mori fabric. To be able to batik, silk and cotton’s fabric has to be soaked with kemiri leafs, for the duration of less than a week, this fabric cannot absorb the natural dyes. As can be seen by its use, batik fabric or woven fabric is used as a second layer, which is usually worn in traditional ceremony or special ceremony especially in a Hindu notable day. Our culture is also accustomed to use traditional cloth in the book of “pewayangan”.

Meanwhile the process of making batik, starting from painting the pattern until the end requires around two weeks of time. That is because the process of dyeing is repeated five times, then the original colour reaches the surface. I with my child on June tried to produce this kind of batik, but this  has  not  been  commercialized.  Because facing the problem of how to make this Balinese Batik to be a home-industry, which soon to be MAde in indonesia hoped to increase to be a bigger industry, we hope that the Ministry of Industry or the agency of Industry and Trade on the area gives a direction, so that this industry in the future can be better.

Moreover, all this time, the dyeing technic in Bali tends to use more synthetic colourings, which the production is relatively simple compared to using natural dyes. Because of that, I ask for supports from the agency in this area to support the use of natural dyes, which looks more environmental-sided than chemical colourings. We also have not been adapted of using “canting” like batik artisans in Java, because this equipment is not easily found around Bali. We need to buy it with a “quite expensive” price because this canting is supplied from Java. That is the reason why we need a direction again, including on the economy- side, how much is the materials, the process, until the market aspect,” said Bagus whose production is around Sukawati, Gianyar, Bali