BATIK CLOTH MAINTENANCE

BATIK CLOTH MAINTENANCE
1.Washing
The washing of traditional batik cloth had better be with lerak liquid. Lerak liquid is usually available in bottle packaging or can be made ourselves. It’s better not to use washing soap.
The ways to wash the batik cloth can be done as follows:
The washing of batik cloth by using lerak liquid (bottle packaging)
Take 5 liters of water ± 3 bottle lid of lerak liquid, steer. Soak the cloth in the solution, then wash till lerak liquid full of foam. Rinse with clean water.
The washing of batik cloth by using lerak ore
Prepare 5 liters of water ± 3-5 lerak ore, soak the cloth into the solution Then wash it till lerak water full of foam. Rinse with clean water. Giving kanji can be done suitable with the need. If necessary, after the washing, in order that the batik cloth surface can be good, giving kanji can be done as follows:
a) Prepare 5 liters of hot water.
b) Solve 2 spoon full of kanji a glass of cool water.
c) Enter kanji solution into 5 liters of hot water in a bucket, steer thoroughly
d) Enter the cloth into the bucket, steer, and let it for a while.
e) Lift, press and dry it.
f) Expose to the air.
2. Drying
To dry the batik cloth it is better exposing it to the air in the cool place, and don’t dry under the sunlight directly. Don’t use an iron! to soften the batik cloth.
3. Storing
Vaporizing by using ratus can be done to make the cloth fragrance before being stored. It is better to enter the batik cloth into the closed wardrobe, not to get the direct lamp light or sunlight and not in a moist place. Giving kapur barus inside the wardrobe which is used to store the batik cloth can be done by putting kapur barus in a small pack or mashed and enter it to a small bowl. The function of kapur barus is to chase moths, so that they don’t eat the batik cloth.