Batik Pattern Banyumas

The craftman  imagination  describing batik  motif  greatly  affects  the  final result. That is why, it is almost never the case one motif can produces the two or more batik that are exactly the same. The batik art it self is a blend of motif design, decoratives, and colors processed through dieying and waxing.

Batik has been a part of the Indonesian cultural heritage. Most people love and own batik for some reasons. Batik can be used for the the purpose of clothes, the collection of art products, home decoratives and   other necessities. As a cultural heritage, batik has significant economic value. Batik is used for “batik nyamping for women ” or “batik bebed for men”, for saroeng, headband, tablecloths, bedsheets, scarves, shawls, curtains, clothing, and so on. We all know that the problems arising in the process of producing batik using synthetic dyes is the problem of environmental pollution, therefore to preserve the environment, batik industry have started  using  natural  dyes  derived  from  herbs as used by our predecessors. By using natural dyes, the industry will produces batik that are environmentally friendly as well as production process, while the people involved will be free from environmental pollution problems.

Talking about environmental preservation in batik processing with natural dyes, this process not only solves the waste problems but saves the use of ground water as well. Due to the fact that the use of natural dyes is safe for the environment, the waste water for   washing batik cloth can be directly flowed into the leach pit not far away from the source of water for daily use, which is wells. So that the water supply will be maintained.

Ibnu Subyandono is one of batik craftman with the brand “ Batik Tata” from Sumpiuh, Banyumas, Central of Java that consistently uses natural dyes, so that batik produced has its own characteristics in terms of both color and motif. He is a typical young entrepreneur who does not  easily  give  up.  With  limited  knowledge of batik industry as his background is not from the batik communitis, but with his dilligence hard work attitute he can create many new craftmen. This activity is carried out by giving training especially for the housewife in order to be able to paint on cloths using wax called ‘mencanting’, so that they can provide additional income for their families

Young involvement in the production process could give a fresh view of design  alternatives so that many new designs can be created.  Thus , in addition to the traditional  motifs, contemporary motifs also takes place a significant appearance in Batik Tata. 

With the continous training to a new batik generation in his village, he expects the awareness of  handmade batik  will  significantly  increase, so the preservation of cultural heritage can be maintained.   Last but not least, it can help the government in creating work opportunities. Source : Kina edisi khusus.