Canting Batik

Canting Batik. Canting Batik A traditional batik hand tool from Indonesia In response to a request from a visitor to this site we’ve put together this page on the Canting Batik the traditional Indonesian tool that is used to apply wax in fine dots and lines on a cloth.

OverviewEtymologyHistoryTechniquesMaking processCulturePatterns and motifsTerminologyBatik is a technique of waxresist dyeing applied to the whole cloth This technique originated from the island of Java Indonesia Batik is made either by drawing dots and lines of the resist with a spouted tool called a canting or by printing the resist with a copper stamp called a cap The applied wax resists dyes and therefore allows the artisan to colour selectively by soaking the cloth in one colour removing the wax with boiling water and repeating if multiple colours are desired Text under.

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According to my research “The most traditional type of batik is called batik tulis (handdrawn batik) where patterns are drawn with pencil and redrawn with hot wax using canting (a penlike instrument consisting of a small copper reservoir with a spout on a wooden handle) The whole process of making batik tulis is complex and timeconsuming The more intricate the pattern.

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A batik canting or tjanting as it is more commonly known is the oldest recorded tool used exclusively for batik It is also the most popular tool used in making batik The tjanting originated on the island of Java and the word tjanting comes from the Javanese word tjap which in reference to the intricate patterns that are creating by using this particular batik tool means to.

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Canting Batik Menurut Banyaknya Cucuk Canting Cecekan bercucuk satu yang berfungsi untuk nyeceki (membuat titikttik kecil) Proses nyeceki ini biasa digunakan untuk isen yakni mengisi bidang kosong ataupun menghias pola dengan titiktitik dalam batik Canting Loron bercucuk dua yang difungsikan untuk membuat garis sejajar dalam pola batik.