THE MALAYSIAN BATIK are specialist in hand draw batik and hand made textiles from Malaysia. We can supply a comprehensive range of genuine Malaysian Batik clothing. Malaysian batik used for clothing emphasize more on the bright color arrangement than on the patterns. Malaysian Batik is a delicate art, which requires patience and skills. It means 'Printing Out With Wax'. Batik Malaysia is different from the Indonesian or Thai batik in design and motif, especially handprint method. Producing batik is a unique process of wax blocking, then dyeing, drying and boiling of clothing materials through a repetitive process, done by hand, it demands skilled craftsmanship and constant quality control. "NO TWO PIECES ARE EXACTLY ALIKE"!
Batik has made itself at home in Malaysia. You will find it in Penang, but Kelantan is its true home. Malaysian Batik is the best in the world and is created by four methods: block- printing, drawn free style, silk-screened, or tie-dyed. Batik fabrics are usually cotton and silk. Batik cloth is produced by drawing out a design with wax and dying the material. The wax is then melted away by boiling the cloth, and a second wax design is drawn in. After this repeated process, an intricate and beautifully coloured design is produced. Batik can be found as cloths, cushion covers, table-cloths, placemats or simply as works of art. Batik sarongs are usually a novelty with tourists.
Kelantan and Terengganu are the two states in Malaysia which are famous for batik printing. These two states are adjacent to each other and located on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The batik industry in Malaysia has been around for many years. However, most of the batik making businesses in this country are owned by small stakeholders and normally run by family members. Therefore, the production rates are low. Typical batik production workshop produce enough supply for one or two outlets normally owned by the batik producers themselves.
However, there are thousands of batik production workshops around the country. Most of them are concentrated in the states of Kelantan and Terengganu. These two states probably produce about 95% of batik for local consumers. As of this writing, there are not many exporters yet. This scenario could change in the near future as the Malaysian Tourism Board, supported by the government are actively promoting Malaysian Batik to the world especially western countries such as the United States and the European Union.
More and more, batik has been gaining popularity and acceptance by the world in general. In Malaysia, batik is often used in national costumes and incorporated as a formal dress code. These moves would hopefully ensure that this Malaysian heritage does not fade with time and is forgotten by future generations.
