Batik Sarees – Celebrate the Indian Art

Batik is rooted in the Indian traditional arts and crafts. Going back to thousands of years, this art has been revived by the Indian ethnic fashion industry. This art is supposedly borrowed from Egypt and the Middle East. Interestingly, Batik can also be traced in Europe (Netherlands, Switzerland and Germany). The word Batik is derived from Javanese (Indonesian) words ‘Amba’ which means to write and ‘titik’ meaning point or dot. Batik is a process of decorating cloth by covering a part of it with a coat of wax and then dying the cloth. In other words, the process involves creating mesmerising patterns on cloth with molten wax and colour dyes. The molten wax and colour dyes are used alternately. You can get batik pure silk sarees at Luxurion World.

 Fashion experts are of the view that batik art-form began to decline due to the advent of technology. Initially, it was done by traditional craftsmen and the process was quite intensive. It required a lot of hard work. The colours often used in batik sarees are darker shade of brown, white and indigo. These colours are one way or the other associated with the Hindu deities. Moreover, there’s no doubt that these colours are also largely and easily  available! You can buy exclusive Batikprinted sarees online.

 Experts say Batik sarees are prepared in a three stage process; mainly waxing, dying and de-waxing (wax is removed). Back in the golden days, Batik prints were done via blocks. The blocks were dipped into hot piloo seed oil, this was then pressed onto the cloths. Other processes include getting the cloth ready, drawing and finalising the des igns, stretching the cloth, waxing the area of the cloth that would not be dyed, dipping the cloth in dye, boiling the cloth to remove the wax and washing it afterwards. This is a whole lot of process, isn’t it? But it’s definitely worth the hard work. The end product is enchanting. The characteristic effects of the batik are the fine cracks that appear in the wax, which allow small amounts of the dye to seep in. Batik wax exercises an important function in the process of batik printing. Proper usage of wax results into an impeccable batik work. Thirty per cent beeswax and seventy per cent paraffin wax are generally applied.  

Common batik fabrics that make for excellent batik prints are cambric, poplin, voiles, and pure silk. In the present fashion industry, Batik has made a comeback. The popularity and demand of Batik sarees has increased. Luxurion World, an online ethnic and traditional wear boutique has a wide range of Batik sarees at affordable prices. This socio-commercial e-commerce venture is working towards the revival of Indian arts and crafts. It will improve economic prosperity for the people at the grass root level. Luxurion World strives to empower men and women across different segments of the society; preserve & revive Indian arts and crafts; and generate employment especially in rural areas. Luxurion World also deals with apparels, accessories, and jewellery etc.