Several years ago, maybe the name of batik was still odd in the ears of people, but it becomes a fashion trend in the industry. Batik clothing has transformed into something useful, not only put on a piece of fabric but now it touches almost all items, including cars and buildings. Batik is like finding its name again after for more than 2 decades, people forget it and perceived as old fashion. Today, the value of batik raises significantly because people started to love it again. This art well-known as Indonesian culture and people realized that it is very valuable and fine art. It is not easy to create batik. First thing must be understood is about to put wax on fabric. Knowing the batik patterns is also something necessary because you must understand that each design contains different meanings and sometimes it tells an ancient legend. The design on batik also shows it origins; it will be different among batik from areas near shores and mountains. In Indonesia, Java Island is the central of batik clothing. There are a lot of locations where batik produced. Each of those areas has trademark that can be seen from the designs and methods they used. The most well-liked are coming from Solo, Jogjakarta, Pekalongan and Cirebon. But now, after batik gets its popularity among the people, batik from other cities like Madura and Bali is also favored. Don’t ever think that buying batik is something easy to do. Even there are hundreds or even thousands of batik stores stand but choosing one that suits with your needs and personality is something confusing to do. Because every design contains special meanings, so you need to understand what is the meaning of the patterns. There are different steps have to be taken when buying batik depends on what events you want to have. You must also consider the size of the design with your body because some of them are specially produced for particular people. However, you can trick that problem by asking the stores or making your own researches. However, we need to inform you that once you love batik, you can hard to separate that feeling from your heart and mind. Batik comes in various items now. However, one most common item is the pakaian batik or clothes. The price, once again, may vary depends on the fabric used and the complexity of the designs. However, there is also kaos batik or t-shirt. This is a new creation but now it reaches its peak popularity among the people. The price of t-shirt batik is much inexpensive than clothes because on several cases, the batik designs are only in the backside or front. However, even it is cheap but is still a great way to express feeling about batik.
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