The batik canting or hand drown batik refers to the way the cloth is coloured using brushes (as opposed to immersion dyeing). The cloth is first streched taut on a purpose-built metal stretcher. Wax is applied freehand using a pen-like waxing implement called the canting. The different waxed sections are coloured in by hand, allowing for subtle colour gradations and blends.
A wider variety of cloth such as cotton, rayon, voile and silk are used by the batik producers. The types of motifs and designs vary though most are vegetal or geometrical in nature; these are often dictated by current fashion trends. While men dominate the production of hand-printed batik, women seem to excel in boh the waxing and dyeing of hand-drawn batik.
Hand-drawn batik is usually made as kain pasang (a paired sarong and tunic for women) or as material for men’s formal wears. The very fluidity of hand-drawn batik also enables it to be fashioed into leisure wear such as pareos, caftans and shawl. Recently, artistically iclined batik producers artisans have taken to creating batik paintings which are sold asframed art.
The combiation of age-old waxing techniques with a contemporary touch has created products which appeal to both domestic and export markets. For example, today, canting batik has even begun appearing as part of home furnishigs or interior decor.
Sumber : Broshur Kraftangan Malaysia
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