The Making of Batik Jambi

Just right on the heart of Jambi town across the river of Batang Hari, where some of local batik painters bring back the ancient pride of Melayu Jambi Kingdom. This district has historically been the center for ancient Melayu Jambi, where most of ancient buildings and monuments were sited near by which called as Muara Jambi, Tampuk Manggis is one of up to tens Batik jambi producer located here. Coordinate by Ms. Keptiah, helped by up to 10 very skilful painters, they produce 6 pieces of plain Batik per week.	Batik Painter
Starting with choosing the material, combine the mixture for the 'ink' and lay down the design really cost them their patience and perfection. Painting Batik is such an art you should try...
Batik Design Selection		.Motives / fabriques design and selection had been such a long story ever since the batik itselve found and painted for centuries. Most of the motives today actually provide us an open book of its journey through years start from all ancestors of nowadays Batik Jambi artists. Today, up to 40 simple motives and up to 20 old traaditonal motives had been identified. Sort of historical research actually need by this art product for its complexities. Since no one had reached such point of clearness and decent level of understanding on htese motives and their linkages, we here, at Jambi.com offer you , our dear guests, a package where you can travel all the uniqueness, the mysteries, and even become painters and create your own batik ... ( please contact us for more detail )
Look how some of our guests were proud of these art.....
Having finished the plain batik, which if we knit them the plain will be transformed to what Melayu people used to call Sarung, we though here can see other end products of what else the Batik Jambi can be transformed.

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