Tips How to Choose Batik Cloth

Previously, batik is still not a trend, the price is relatively expensive, and not all people want to wear them. but batik is now a fashion trend. Its application is also not just a piece of cloth, but it has become a fashion ready to wear.


Batik sold at prices vary widely, from fairly inexpensive to very expensive. In terms of technique or how to make it, there are 5 types of batik fabric is sold, namely batik, batik combination (combination motif batik and batik), batik, batik printing, and batik pull (a combination of batik batik printing and stationery)

"Researching Before Buying", that's a general guideline and should be kept in mind for consumers batik. In addition to attention to the authenticity of batik, materials, motifs to stitch patterns, should not get out of sight. To be able to look attractive and elegant with batik was not an easy thing. You must be smart in using cloth, batik motifs and colors are attractive.

The following are tips for choosing batik suit your needs:

Work Clothing

Choose a combination of batik in the dark or pastel colors, and geometric patterned so that your appearance still looks neat, simple, and formal. 

1. For you who were big, choose a medium-sized geometric motifs, or a combination of large geometric patterns with a small size to fit your body proportions. When your body is petite, do not hesitate to choose the geometric-patterned batik medium to form the body look more proportional.
2. For work activities, make sure you choose a design that is simple but emphatic fashion, so as to keep a professional impression. Only if necessary can be added details that seem attractive minimalist, like opnaisel, ploi, pockets, or waist strap.
3. For work clothes, choose a cotton batik and add superlining as a coating in (furing) to the fall of the dress looks more firmly and neatly.

Clothing Party

If you want to create a party dress or an official of batik cloth, you can use different types of motifs and colors blend. What is important, choose the color and motif that matches the type of events you will attend (a party atmosphere).

1. For the party that relaxed atmosphere, you can choose the batik-patterned fauna and flora in bright colors or light alloy.
2. For a formal party, batik patterned fauna and flora in bright colors or light alloy. but can also use the geometric-patterned batik medium-sized or classical motifs, such as motive and "Truntum Jlamprang" the touch of light or dark colors that seem luxurious could be the right choice.
3. For a party dress, you can choose batik made from cotton, silk (silk satin, raw silk, crepe silk) and weaves "ATBM".

Casual Clothing

Choose a patterned batik fauna and flora in vibrant color blend, giving the impression of an active and cheerful.

1. If you're a big, choose a motif whose size is. Avoid motive size too big or too small.
2. If you are petite, make sure you choose a small motif.
3. For casual style, wear a simple dress intersected with the application or interesting detail.
4. To be comfortable, casual clothing to choose batik made of cotton.

To have a clear, whether it's a piece of batik fabric including batik kind or another, needed extra flair and precision. There are several characteristics of batik.

1. Batik usually have images and motifs that are not exactly the same (asymmetric). There are parts that are too small and the parts that are too big. "Rengrengan" and "Essean" in each image is also not the same size.
2. Batik motif always looks good from the two sides of the fabric.
3. Motif "gentongan" batik, usually has a distinctive aroma, because this batik cloth disoga or colored with natural materials such as leather bark, grass thatch, and so on.
4. fabric material used is usually more severe for other types of batik.
5. For "gentongan" batik, motive increasingly small and complex. Usually the more subtle batik.