Watching the 'Batik' deeply

ast posting showed some 'Batik' and gave information about that~~
I'm so interested in this fabric dying method.
One time, I was going to study this area but you know, when the foreigners live in here, we should consider how we manage our life with our budget~~
I'm so sorry to do that~~
But I didn't have any choice to go through~~
Anyway, When I see this pattern, those are so attractive to me and I cann't resist this one will come to me~~
All right. I found some information about this
and here's the story~~

Batik, a fabric dying method using wax to create patterns, originated centuries ago and was practiced throughout Southeast Asia, particularly in Indonesia and Malaysia. Enjoyed for its fanciful designs, rich, vibrant colors and distinctive smell, the use of batik has extended over the years from clothing to everything from home furnishings and tablecloths to wall hangings the world over.
- from the CNN news -

Now we should go find this place where professionals create this Batik product and that's give us a hand to understand this method~~
And I fianlly get some information about the place which is between Bukit Bintang and Twin Towers.
That place is kind of folk village to create Batik product and show the process to the visitors~~

Brilliant Batik

There are times when I really miss being back home. When I do get into one of those moods, I go looking for items which remind myself of Malaysia. Of course, a "How to use Lah" novelty shirt can be amusing (and confusing to foreigners)...but for fashion purposes, I'm going to go with batik.

I'm not a fan of button down batik shirts because most are of a muddy colour tone. Neither am I a fan of the long/wide sleeved batik tops for women because that style looks really odd on me. However, I am a huge lover of colourful, silky batik scarves...like this one...



I bought this scarf, originally planning to use it as a headband. Unfortunately, it was too wide and did not look great in my hair. So I put it away for months. Tried it as a sash around my hips but meh, it was unflattering. Three years later, I rediscovered it while rummaging my closet and tried it as a top...success!

The material is very light and has a wee bit of stretch to it. This allows the fabric to actually take some of your body shape instead of just sticking out from the chest down. I folded it into triangular halves and looped each end around the back of my bra to make sure it stayed put. Finally, I tied the ends in a knot and there you go!

I chose to wear this risque top with a conservative peasant skirt to give it some balance. I can imagine the looks of horror from some Malaysians if they ever see me using a batik scarf in this manner. Heehee. I aim to please :)

Thursdays are batik days in Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur: Thursday is a day of tradition in the government offices across Malaysia.

Malaysian civil servants wear colourful batik attires on Thursday and have made it a weekly habit so that they acquire a national identity and promote traditional fabric.

The new sartorial rule to wear Batik every Thursday was prompted by the fact that the earlier rule of wearing Batik twice a month was not followed diligently.

The government's chief secretary Ismail Adam issued a circular, signed by Public Services Department Director General Mohamad Sidek Hasan, mandating Thursday Batik for civil servants, The Star newspaper said.

Adam said apart from wanting to give Malaysian batik a boost by getting civil servants to wear it more often, the decision to have civil servants wear batik garments on Thursdays was “to make it easy for them to remember when they should put on their batik shirts”.

“We will see more civil servants wear batik from now on and it will have to be Malaysian batik, of course,” he told the media.

The idea of promoting Malaysian batik was first mooted by Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's late wife Endon Mahmood, who died 2005.

True to Endon's call, Abdullah has not only worn Malaysian batik frequently but has also promoted the identity of Malaysian batik at international forums and conventions.