Traditional Crafts

Identifying Traditional Crafts

Traditional crafts can be defined as enterprises (work of art) that involve skills that require hand work creativity by the community or a family heirloom. In primary schools, pupils are introduced to traditional crafts such as:

• Domestic tools
• Plaything

 

• Self-defense tool

 

• Jewelery (jewelry)

 

• Batik

 

• Embroidery

 

• Carving

 

• Weave

• Braid

 

• China

This field awareness of the presence of several types of traditional crafts in the culture of the country. Traditional craft activities introduce the functions, processes and techniques of making, tools and materials, motifs, patterns and embellishments. Appreciation aspects of the work place as learning process which includes identification, manufacturing process and recognize the figures for each specified field craft. This activity can be done in various ways such as statements, poems, plays, songs and stories.






 

History

Batik is an ideal crafts field in Malaysia. Since the 15th century AD, man has found the traditional method of making batik. In the past, the Malays use potatoes as a taster but now batik fabrics have been developed by using modern tools. Batik was first introduced in our country especially in Kelantan since 1910 again. Batik originated in Indonesia and is derived from the Javanese word 'tik' which means dripping or writes the dots. Am batik also means drawing, writing, painting or drip. In the Malay world, a kind of batik called Rainbow Batik was introduced in 1770's. In Malaysia, most of the batik industry factories abound in Kelantan and Terengganu. 

Motive

Motives are decorative patterns used in the process of batik painting or inlaid. Batik motif forms produced in two forms, namely Organic Motif and Motif Geometric. NATURE Organic motifs like clouds tired nature, plants, flowers, and animals.

Organic Motif example.

Chicken Motif
Bamboo Flower Motif
Flower Motif Rice Crust
Mixed Box Flower Motif
Orchid Flower Motif
Hibiscus Motif
Leaf Motif Sireh
Geometric Motif
Sprouts Motif AUR
Butterfly Motif
Snail Motif

Geometric Motif example.

Sprouts Motif AUR
Mixed Box Flower Motif 

Design

Batik fabric pattern means how selected motifs patterned on the batik cloth.
Some of the patterns that are often used.

Pattern Stand
Stripes pattern
Horizontal patterns
Broad patterns
Diagonal pattern
Pattern of spots
Repeat pattern Bricks
Pattern Repeat / interval 

Making Process

Tools that are commonly used to make batik.

Block inculcating
Wax mixture
Cloth
Dye stuff
A Desk

White cotton fabric is suitable for making batik. After first applied to candles, it will be dipped slightly darker in color. After that, it will be applied for the second time and then dyed with a darker color. This process will continue until exhausted. This fabric will be boiled in water containing soda. When boiled, the different colors will appear. Batik cloth is then dried until dry. Batik fabrics that are dry, will be scrubbed, folded and packaged to be sold. 

Batik Fabric Type

Batik is divided into three types. 

Batik Block

White cloth will be applied with batik patterns using pattern blocks. Block pattern made of wood or metal. This process is done over and over with a certain order until complete. Where the block was first dipped into the dye before was placed on top of the cloth. 

Batik Scratch

Canting tool used for plotting with hot wax batik patterns on white cloth. After sketching the work completed, as appropriate pattern coloring process is done by using a paint brush, which affected parts of the candle will not leave color effect when the colors do turn off. Wax will melt and removable parts make this white as a fortress. 

Batik Screen

Batik this screen is great when compared with batik blocks and smearing. Only the method of drawing and how to apply a color pattern is different. Batik pattern formed on the screen is made of polyester fabric. The screen is mounted on a white cloth, dyeing process by passing on the color patterns earlier. This way will be repeated several times with different patterns to get a complete batik patterns. This is due to a screen to one color only. 

Use

Population in our country using batik widely. Batik is used to make shirts, batik sarong or last. For example, an airplane stewardess uniform MAS made from batik. Batik is also used in formal occasions and gatherings. Apart made clothes, batik is also used as decorative as tablecloths, bed sheets, cushion covers, head scarf, covering television and others. Batik can be purchased at cheap and affordable prices. Batik so favored foreign tourists as an attractive and unique pattern. It is often used as a gift to take home to their respective countries.