baju batik
Indonesia has a rich culture that is very diverse results. And in between the proceeds of that culture, is batik. Batik Indonesia since October 2009 has been declared by UNESCO as Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity or Cultural Heritage for Humanity Oral and Nonbendawi.

What is Batik?
Baju batik is a combination of two words from Javanese amba and that is the point. Amba means paint, while point means a point also in Indonesian. There are two other terms that also could represent a sense of batik. The first is the technique of coloring cloth with a tool called a night. Being the second meaning is clothing made with these techniques. Batik as an art also can be defined as the art of drawing on fabric for clothing.

The development of Batik
Indonesian Batik has evolved since the 17th century. At that time batik was written on palm leaves. Motif is very simple, namely the form of animals and plants. Along with the times, baju batik modern motifs become more diverse as it is now. Patterns and variations in accordance with the philosophy and culture of each region.

At first batik is only used in the palace in ancient times, and then used for formal occasions as a replacement suit. After that, batik used by students as a school uniform on Friday, as well as uniform Korpri. Now batik is very memasyakat and used as everyday clothing.

types of Batik
Indonesian batik types according to the manufacturing technique is divided into two, namely:
Batik, the batik making use of cloth decorated by hand. Because using your hands, then making batik with this technique takes a long time, which is about 2-3 months, and therefore the price of baju batik cloth to be more expensive.
Batik Cap, which is made ​​with the technique of batik stamp to decorate fabric. The cap is usually made ​​of copper. The process of making the stamp technique is much shorter, which is 2-3 days.

Indonesian batik types according to geographical divides into two, namely the coastal batik and batik nonpesisir.
Coastal Batik, the batik is growing in coastal areas such as Cirebon, Pekalongan, Madura, and Lasem. Coastal batik tend to be more freedom of expression. They are not glued to the grip as influenced by foreign cultures. Motifs that developed among other forms of marine animal motifs, flowers, motifs berawarna bright / bold, and others.

Nonpesisir batik, batik is growing around the palace like Yogyakarta and Solo. Motifs that developed among others Sidomukti, Sidoluhur, Ceplok Garuda, Parang Mangkoro, and others. Do you know what kind you wear batik? Whatever it is, we should be proud of Indonesian batik. Let us preserve along with making Indonesian batik as our everyday attire. Source: www.berbinar.com http://www.berbinar.com/2013/10/batik-online.html