Indonesia is a country rich in natural beauty and cultural nature. One is batik handicrafts. Batik is an art to write images on a medium that formed an art style and beautiful and has a high value. According to Javanese batik was written and to the point. Batik itself has two meanings, the first is the technique of coloring the fabric at night which is useful to prevent staining on some fabric tersebut.Teknik is known as wax-resist dyeing. Both are fabric or clothing that the manufacturing process uses wax-resist dyeing technique and using certain motives that have certain characteristics. Batik Indonesia has been designated as Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO on October 2, 2009.

At this time the process of making batik is done manually (by hand) and by using technology. The process of making batik by hand is known as canthing. While the process of making batik by using technology better known as stamp or machine.


Historically, batik began in prehistoric times, known as prabatik and continues to grow in the days hindu. At the time of batik hindu palace is the work of art that continues to be developed further in the Islamic era. Results batik art from the time that has been accomplished hindu updated by adding new elements to the Islamic era. While the history of batik very closely with the development of the Majapahit kingdom and the spread of Islam.

The tradition of batik is a tradition handed down from the tribe of Java. Recognizable motifs made ​​from batik families. Motif batik is made to show one's social status or strata. Traditional batik motifs used only by family Kraton Yogyakarta and Surakarta to this day. As for the types of batik technique is divided by three, including:
1. Batik is a fabric that has been decorated with batik texture and pattern is then created by hand.
2. Cap Batik is a fabric that has been decorated with texture and style batik which is then made ​​using the  machine.
3. Batik is a process of making batik fabric directly on the white