How To Make Batik Ikat Celup (Tie and dip) Part1

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Batik is the one of kind craft from Indonesia. There is many types and variation of Batik. Batik Tulis (painting batik), Batik cap(stamp batik), Batik Ikat Celup (Tie and dip Batik). Basicly Batik is A technique which lid color on medium. Here Iwant to share with you guy about how to make Batik Ikat And Celup (Tie and dip, in other name we call it with sasirangan) (see preview picture on the top head of this article).
Same as the name, batik ikat & celup or sasirangan made by tie and dip a fabric. This Batik came from and become a tradisional batik from kalimantan, the ones island in indonesia. Let we use cotton for medium. Tie part is apart which we don’t want to coloring. Here the step:

First, Take a Cotton fabric for your medium. Make a pattern, for example we use this simple pattern

example pattern

So you can make the pattern on your Cotton with the same pattern. How to make it? here Iwantto share you how to make te pattern.

Do hand sewing. use baste stitch technique.let the base and end of the thread are open. see (a)image. If your pattern finish, then pull both base and end of your thread strong, and tie. see (b) image.This is simple way.

(a)                                                                (b)

This is a simple way, in other part I will share you about the others technique and coloring technicque in batik