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| Jogjakarta / Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia |
After we finished with the palaces in the morning we stopped at a Batik Factory. I was so excited. I absolutely love batik fabric and design. I have about 20 sarongs that I have worn since my first trip to Bali over 10 years ago.
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| The Plentong Batik Factory we stopped at. Jogjakarta / Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia |
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| The sign on the door with 3D effects The Plentong Batik Factory Jogjakarta / Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia |
Adventures Abroad has a strict no shopping policy but this Batik Factory was a great exception. The women who work their are just amazing. They start of with bleached cotton and then pencil on a design. Sometimes they use a "stamp" to out on the design.
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| The cotton drying in the air The Plentong Batik Factory Jogjakarta / Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia |
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| A worker tracing out a pattern onto the cotton with pencil. The Plentong Batik Factory Jogjakarta / Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia |
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| The work table with the melted wax. The Plentong Batik Factory Jogjakarta / Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia |
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| The "canting" that allows the wax to come out and be "penned" onto the cotton. The Plentong Batik Factory Jogjakarta / Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia |
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| Fabric with the pencil marks. The gold lines are actually wax traced along the pencil lines The Plentong Batik Factory Jogjakarta / Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia |
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| A designer finishing off a large batik piece. The Plentong Batik Factory Jogjakarta / Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia |
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| You can see the intricate design of the flowers. The Plentong Batik Factory Jogjakarta / Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia |
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| All the designers each "batiked" a piece of paper with a wax design. It is gorgeous and amazing to see them just whip off a design in seconds. The Plentong Batik Factory Jogjakarta / Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia |
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| More design of the wax flower The Plentong Batik Factory Jogjakarta / Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia |
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| a wax butterfly The Plentong Batik Factory Jogjakarta / Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia |
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| almost finished wax butterfly The Plentong Batik Factory Jogjakarta / Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia |
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| the finished wax butterfly The Plentong Batik Factory Jogjakarta / Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia |
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| a batik piece that has been dyed multiple times and no another color is being added. The Plentong Batik Factory Jogjakarta / Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia |
Fabric retains the color of where ever the wax has been added. The cloth with wax design is then dyed. More design(s) can be added by adding more wax and dying again. This process is repeated until the design has been finished.
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| a designer working on a red piece of batik The Plentong Batik Factory Jogjakarta / Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia |
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| batik napkins drying The Plentong Batik Factory Jogjakarta / Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia |
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| colors and dyes for the batik The Plentong Batik Factory Jogjakarta / Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia |
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| a designer adding colors to the matching tablecloth. The Plentong Batik Factory Jogjakarta / Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia |
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| The Plentong Batik Factory Jogjakarta / Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia |
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| The Plentong Batik Factory Jogjakarta / Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia |
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| The Plentong Batik Factory Jogjakarta / Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia |
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| Copper Stamp Design Plates The Plentong Batik Factory Jogjakarta / Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia |
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| Batik Design Plates / Stamps The Plentong Batik Factory Jogjakarta / Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia |
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| Marcelle our guide showing a large batik print with design and borders The Plentong Batik Factory Jogjakarta / Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia |
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| The fire and boiling pots with the dye for the batik The Plentong Batik Factory Jogjakarta / Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia |
The wax from the finished design is then removed by boiling the fabric in the pots below.
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| The fire and boiling pots with the dye for the batik The Plentong Batik Factory Jogjakarta / Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia |
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| The fire and boiling pots with the dye for the batik The Plentong Batik Factory Jogjakarta / Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia |
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| Batik being dyed The Plentong Batik Factory Jogjakarta / Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia |
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| the piles of wax The Plentong Batik Factory Jogjakarta / Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia |
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| Batik and cotton drying The Plentong Batik Factory Jogjakarta / Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia |
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| Batik Silk drying The Plentong Batik Factory Jogjakarta / Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia |
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| Blue and white and black Batik Silk drying The Plentong Batik Factory Jogjakarta / Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia |
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| The Plentong Batik Factory Jogjakarta / Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia |
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| Batik piece waiting to be dyed The Plentong Batik Factory Jogjakarta / Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia |
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| AMAZING !! Batik Art Piece The Plentong Batik Factory Jogjakarta / Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia |
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| Batik Art Piece The Plentong Batik Factory Jogjakarta / Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia |
If you would like to visit Jogjakarta / Yogyakarta or the Plentong Batik Factory
then contact Adventures Abroad at 1 800 665 3998
Quote code AANK for a special discount
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| Jogjakarta / Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia |
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