A Local Batik Resurgence
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
The Sinar Abadi Batik House seemed to be operating at full speed. Inside the 500-square-meter building, 20 batik makers had their hands full. "We're working on an order for 250 sheets of fabric from Jakarta," said Agus Fatkhurrahman, 42, owner of the traditional batik producing workshop, at the Kasihan I hamlet in Yogyakarta.
In one corner, four batik craftswomen in their 40s to 60s were drawing designs on fabric with a canting, a pen-like device used to apply liquid hot wax. In one corner of the building, three elderly men were stamping fabric. In yet another area of the building, four men were dipping fabric in vat dyes. Nearby, three women were counting sheets of fabric. "On average, we make 1,500 batik sheets per month," said Agus. He said in the past, he could only meet a maximum order of 100 sheets per month.
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The Sinar Abadi Batik House seemed to be operating at full speed. Inside the 500-square-meter building, 20 batik makers had their hands full. "We're working on an order for 250 sheets of fabric from Jakarta," said Agus Fatkhurrahman, 42, owner of the traditional batik producing workshop, at the Kasihan I hamlet in Yogyakarta.
In one corner, four batik craftswomen in their 40s to 60s were drawing designs on fabric with a canting, a pen-like device u
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