The city is very famous solo batik apparel. Batik is an
important cultural icon of Indonesia
as well as a craft that has high artistic value and has become an integral part
of social life, culture, and customs of everyday people. In the past women
Javanese batik-making skills as a source of their livelihood. It can be said
Indonesian batik has been around since the days of the Majapahit kingdom and
the future spread of Islam in Indonesia .
Own solo batik, batik is much in demand by today's modern
society, due to its unique style and color and variety. In Solo are two kinds
of fabric that is not foreign in the ears, batik and striated. Batik from
around Solo and Yogya batik is known as the sultanate. Usually the colors used
are blue color that symbolizes the earth, symbolizing fire brown, and white
symbolizes air and water.
Batik solo using Sogan
color (light brown color combinations, dark brown, yellowish brown, dark brown,
and reddish brown). Solo Batik is famous for its traditional style and pattern
both in the process of batik or the batik process. The materials used for
staining still remains a lot of wear domestic materials such as Java soga already known since the first.
If you want to buy batik in Solo, try going to Klewer Market
filled with batik sellers. You can get batik half the price here than they are
in stores. Color and style batik here is very diverse and unique. So remember
to stay focused on the color and style that you want. If you want to shop in
this market, you better come early in the morning because the temperature here
was hot and crowded afternoon by the buyer.
