THE STEPS OF MAKING BATIK

The Steps of Making Batik

The steps of making batik on the mori must be done step by step. Each step can be done by different person but a piece of mori cannot be done by different person in the same time.

Those steps are:
a. Making the framework
Making the framework by using the pattern is called “mola”, while without the pattern is called “ngrujak”. Mori in which batik is already made in the form of framework, either after using the pattern or “ngrujak” is called “batik kosongan”, or “klowongan”. Canting that is used is middle tip canting (canting cucuk sedang), that is also called canting klowongan.
b. ngisen-iseni (Klowongan)
Ngisen-iseni is from the word “isi” (content). So it means to give content or to fill.Ngisen-iseni by using small tip canting is also called “canting isen” which is various. But a piece of mori doesn’t always use all kinds of canting isen, but depending on the motive that will be made. For instance it needs various kinds of canting isen because of the variety. But making batik must be one by one, and each part must be finished before another part is done with another canting, for example “nyeceki” (making motive consisting of dots), this part should be finished all. The activity of doing the parts has its own name ; the name is based on the canting name used. The process of giving the name is by changing the canting name into verb, while the result of the work is taken from the name of canting used. The names are: nyeceki, that is using canting cecekan, the result is cecekan. Neloni is using canting talon, the result is called telon. Mrapati is using canting prapatan, etc. But using canting galaran or canting renteng, is always called ngalari, and never called “ngrentengi”; while the result is always called “galaran”, never called“rentengan”.
The way to use canting from one type to another has many advantages. The first is canting can be used in turn for a group of “pengobeng” (makers of different work), they have different step of work. The second advantage is to reduce the numbersof canting in the same type, although the members of makers are many. If twopersons want to use the same canting at the same time, while there is only one canting, so one of them can delay it and change another work with differentcanting.Batik with complete content is called “reng-rengan”. Because the name isreng-rengan so the maker who makes since the first time till the end is called “ngengreng”. So“ngengrengan” is the unity of motive from the whole wanted. That’s the first finishing.
c.Nerusi (Terusan)
Nerusi is the second finishing. Batikan in the form of ngengrengan is then, turned the surface, and made again on the second surface. Making nerusi is making batik which follows the first batikan motive on the track of pricking. Nerusi is the same with mola and the first batikan process functions as pattern. Its canting is used the same with that of for ngengreng nerusi especially to thicken the pricking of the first batikan making process and also to clear the finish batikan at this stage. It is still called “ngengrengan”. The maker (pengobeng) who makes from the first till finishes nerusi is called “ngengreng”.
d. Nembok (Tembokan)
A batik is not all given color, or will be given various colors at the finishing to be cloth. So, the parts that will not be given color, or will be given color after other parts must be covered with malam. The way to cover it is the same with making batikan at other parts by using canting tembokan. Canting tembokan has a big tip.
The doer is called “Nembok” or “Nemboki” and the result is called “tembokan”. The parts that will be covered with malam usually among the main motives. Nembok usually uses the low quality of malam. Although malam is full with dirt, but canting that has big tip doesn’t have a problem. Besides that, covered parts are big and thick enough, so the bad malam used to cover can be overcome. Basically, malam functions are toform motives, to cover the stages of giving color into the cloth, in which actually color is to form batik motive. Nembok is only in the front face of mori