Batik Bali, Marriage Motif "In" and "Outside"

It is still relatively new, but  batik industry in Bali so rapidly. Perhaps because Bali to save a lot of potential local motifs and designs. Dozens of Balinese batik design was born. From the cheap to the exorbitant cost. So far, the average market price of batik in circulation in Bali Bali is good quality ranges from Rp 350 thousand to Rp 2 million. The high price because batik is made from quality fabrics and drawn by hand and using natural dyes such as those made by Ida Ayu Pidada (under the brand name "Bali Batik Wong") or by AA Inten Trisna Manuambari (with the brand "Diamanta").

That qualified "wah". If a quality fashion these days, the price is not that high. At most, the range between Rp. 15 thousand to Rp. 75 thousand.

Batik itself is the result of a craft that has become part of Indonesian culture since centuries ago, particularly in Java. The term "Batik" is said to originate from the Javanese "amba", meaning to write and "nitik" which means to make a point. Optionally, the word "batik" refers to the technique of making patterns and dyeing cloth using the color barrier material in the form of night (wax), which is applied on top of the fabric. In English, this technique is known as wax-resist dyeing. This technique can only be applied on top of a material made from natural fibers such as cotton, silk, and wool. If there is a batik cloth making patterns and coloring are not using the above technique is called fabric patterned batik cloth, batik cloth instead. The kind of fabric usually made in industrial scale with a printing technique.

In Bali, batik industry began around the 1970s. The industry was pioneered among others by Krishna from Banjar Pande Ketut Tegeha, Batubulan, Sukawati - Gianyar, with cap-weaving techniques using manual loom known as Not Weaving Machine Tools (Lurik). Intensification of the Balinese people to wear batik of the dead - as well as udeng fabric (headband), pushing the island's batik industry continues to grow dang forward. Bali now has grown to tens of Batik industry featuring Balinese motifs, motifs also blend with the outside Bali Bali such as Bali, Papua, Bali-Pekalongan, and others.