This picture taken while Bill Gates visit in Indonesia. He is very appreciate with batik and very interested with Batik. In Indonesia with the hot weather, which is locate in equator line…Batik is acceptable formal clothing rather than suite.

A long time ago…Batik is used for formal event like wedding party, formal ceremony and another formal activity. But now…with the creative design, batik can be use in all time…if you want.
Sometimes, to appreciate batik better, let us look at how these cloths are being created. There are 3 main techniques in batik creation, namely tulis, cap or ikat. Today, we shall be exploring the tulis method which is considered the most refined, labour intensive and thus priciest and treasured form of batik.
Tulis means “to write” in the Indonesian language. In the context of batik, it refers to the art of creating batik by hand drawing (or “writing”) the outlines of the motifs onto a piece of cloth.
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Welcome to Indonesia….the nation with thousand of culture and ethnic. If you have a more times you can visit our workshop in Sidoarjo.
I think if we talk about Sidoarjo…you may remember about mud volcano..It’s ok…you can visit both…don’t hesitate to contact us.

Batik…is an Indonesian exotic design for Indonesian traditional fashion. This is created for along time ago…while Indonesian society content from local empire such as Mataram, Yogya, Solo and many little emporium.
In another place ( outside java island…there are many kind of themes, pattern or design of Batik. This is an original traditional creativity.
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