” Tourists are not only interested in buying Tohpati batik products. Many of them also want to learn directly how to make batik.”
Besides having a beautiful panorama, Bali Island is also loaded with handicrafts from its inhabitants. One of them is batik woven fabric. In Tohpati Village, Batubulan Subdistrict, Bali, there are centers for making batik made from woven fabrics. As a center of batik crafts, there are several production houses that offer various types of Balinese batik cloth here.
Each batik center has its own characteristics and excellence of batik cloth works, thus providing many fabric choices for tourists who will shop or just look around on the production display. Various types of batik cloth collections can be found in this village. You also can find various kinds of clothes and other handicraft items which are made of batik.
The purpose of tourists who want to visit the Tohpati batik craft center is to be able to see firsthand the process of making Balinese batik, both woven batik cloth or written batik. Balinese batik cloth has the characteristics of regional symbols such as dragons, cranes, turtles, and deer that are most famous for their Batik Wand Weaving.
After being satisfied seeing the process of making batik, tourists will be able to buy various types of batik cloth offered on batik production house displays to be used as souvenirs after a vacation in Bali. For the price of batik cloth offered at the Tohpati batik center is quite varied, depending on the type of material used and the complexity of making the batik motif itself, so tourists can choose according to their individual tastes.
These batik products are not only tangible sheets of cloth, but are created into ties, dresses, shirts, bags, headbands, wallets and various other forms of crafts.
Pioneer of Balinese Batik
Batik as one of Indonesia’s cultures has been famous in the world. While in Bali, the history of batik begins with the gait of Pande Ketut Krisna in the 1970s.
Pande Ketut Krisna from Banjar Tegeha, Batubulan Village, Sukawati, Gianyar Regency, became a pioneer of the revival of batik art in Bali until experiencing rapid development. Batik has even become a commodity in demand in the current era.
The high interest in batik, can be seen from the passing of tourists who took the time to stop by Tohpati every day. They want to look for batik, as souvenirs before returning to their each country.
Batik Making Process
The process of making batik paintings can take three days or a week. Depending on the size of the fabric used.
It involves several stages. After the diskette, it is given a layer of wax and colored, then the cloth is boiled in hot water. The purpose of boiling is to shed the wax, then the cloth that contains batik motifs is dried or aired until it is completely dry. After drying, the fabric is ready to be displayed immediately, with the first frame using frames.
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