BATIK BATIK is one of Java's most famous and highly developed art traditions. It is produced upon cotton or silk, by hand or with a stamp. It's vastly different designs and colors are symbolic of the numerous producing regions, towns and their subsequent festivals and religious ceremonies. Batik is made through a many stage process of hot wax drawing and dying. The number of colors in a batik piece represents how many times this process was painstakingly repeated. Numerous dyeing cycles are reflected in the price of the cloth.
	Batik Making Process: 1. Designing The outline of the pattern is blocked out onto the cloth, traditionally with charcoal or graphite. Traditional batik designs utilize patterns handed down over the generations. 2. mBatik (waxing) -Tulis (hand drawn) Once the design is drawn out onto the cloth it is then ready to be waxed. Wax is applied to the cloth over the areas of the design that the artisan wishes to remain the original color of the cloth.
	-ngeCap (stamping) The cap is dipped into melted wax. Just under the surface of the melted wax is a folded cloth approximately 30 centimeters square. This process is repeated until the entire cloth is covered. Often cap and canting methods are combined on the same piece of cloth. On better quality cap fabric great care is taken to match the pattern exactly.
	3. Dyeing After the initial wax has been applied, the fabric is ready for the first dye bath. Traditionally dying was done in earthenware tubs. When dying process for all colors has done, wax is removed from the cloth by dipping it in boiling water.
	The number of colors in batik represents how many times it was immersed in the dye bath and how many times wax had to be applied and removed.

	IKAT IKAT is a style of weaving where the individual threads going across and along the work are dyed in a predetermined pattern before they are woven. Only with weaving do designs from the geometric and surreal to figures of people and animals, take form. These designs are traditional to the region and town.     IKAT  TORAJA A form of Ikat made often with indigo blue, red and green, black, ochre and brunt orange colors. They favor rounded geometric patterns with figures included. They make interesting bed covers are they can be quite large. For a Torajan, Ikat textiles are high value goods and are a symbol of prosperity. They will often barter livestock, even their prized buffalo or agricultural products to obtain high quality Ikat. They play a central role in the all important funeral ceremonies, are used for clothing and formal gift exchange.
	SONGKET A traditional handwoven fabric from Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia. Most Songket have geometric and floral designs that are embellished with gold thread and are known for a richness and grandeur in that they are the fabric of royalty. The weaving is supple and tight, the design is intricate. While Songket was worn by courtesans and members of the nobility in the past, today it is used mainly for ceremony, grand occasions and festive wear.
	ULOS ULOS is the traditional handmade fabric of the Batak people in North Sumatra, Indonesia that dates back to their earliest history circa 1200.  It is unique in that over the mostly black colored woven base, the designs are embroidered onto the fabric. The stitching can be so fine that sewn on treads pierce only the tight gaps in the base weave, creating a very straight and orderly line and geometric pattern.  It is a fabric celebrating the relationships between people of the community, most notably for births, weddings and funerals. It forms part of a family's assets, brought out and worn or displayed during ceremonies. It is used as a dowry item and often exchanged during ceremonies.