Knowra Batik Batik Batik is a fabric-decoration technique in which wax or another resist blocks dye from selected areas. Repeated waxing and dyeing can create intricate patterns, especially in Indonesian textiles.
Resist dyeing : A textile-dyeing method that protects selected areas from color to create patterns. Batik is one distinctive form of this broader family of techniques.
Indonesian batik : Batik traditions practiced across Indonesia, with techniques and motifs that vary by region. Indonesia is the cultural setting most closely associated with batik.
Batik motif : A recurring decorative design used in batik textiles. Motifs organize the visible patterns that distinguish batik traditions.
Sarong : A length of cloth worn wrapped around the waist or body, common across parts of Asia and Africa. Batik cloth is often made into sarongs for everyday and ceremonial wear.
Tie-dye : A resist-dye technique that binds or folds fabric to keep dye from reaching selected areas. Unlike batik's applied resist, tie-dye uses folds, bindings, or stitching to block color.
Wax-resist dyeing : A dyeing technique that uses wax to prevent color from reaching covered fabric. Wax is the traditional resist that defines the best-known batik process.
Javanese batik : Batik traditions from Java, shaped by local communities, courts, and regional styles. Java became a major center of batik production and artistic development.
Parang : A Javanese batik motif of diagonal, wave-like forms, traditionally associated with royal authority. Parang demonstrates how a batik pattern can carry social meaning.
Kebaya : A traditional blouse-dress worn in parts of Southeast Asia. Batik cloth is frequently paired with the kebaya in Indonesian dress.
Shibori : A Japanese family of resist-dye techniques using shaping, binding, stitching, or compression. Shibori protects fabric through manipulation rather than a wax coating.
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