Malaysian Batik is famous on the east cost of Malaysia (Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang). Despite of influence of Indonesian batik, Malaysia batik design is actually distinguish from the Indonesian Batik.
Malaysian Batik does resemble the Indonesian Batik in the way of technique or raw material. Malaysian batik is recognizable by it distinguish pattern and vivid colours.
All Malaysian Batik is handmade from scratching, waxing by canting, and coloring using die. The most popular motifs are leaves and flowers. Malaysian batik depicting animals are rare because Islam norms forbid animal images as decoration. However, the butterfly theme is a common exception. The Malaysian batik is also famous for its geometrical designs, such as spirals.
The Malaysian government is now promoting Malaysian Batik through fashion by having local designers to create new fashions, inspired by batik.
Malaysian Batik does resemble the Indonesian Batik in the way of technique or raw material. Malaysian batik is recognizable by it distinguish pattern and vivid colours.
All Malaysian Batik is handmade from scratching, waxing by canting, and coloring using die. The most popular motifs are leaves and flowers. Malaysian batik depicting animals are rare because Islam norms forbid animal images as decoration. However, the butterfly theme is a common exception. The Malaysian batik is also famous for its geometrical designs, such as spirals.
The Malaysian government is now promoting Malaysian Batik through fashion by having local designers to create new fashions, inspired by batik.
Using hand, the batik artisan scratches on a fabric such silk or cotton. The artisan then follows by waxing the scratch using canting. Finally, the fabric is dyed using a brush. Due to the hand drawn design, not many batik patterns are exactly the same.
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