The washing of
traditional batik cloth had better be with lerak liquid. Lerak liquid
is usually available in bottle packaging or can be made ourselves.
It’s better not to use washing soap.
The ways to wash the batik cloth can be done
as follows:
a.
The
washing of batik cloth by using lerak liquid (bottle packaging)
Take 5 liters of water ± 3 bottle lid of lerak liquid, steer.
Soak the cloth in the solution, then wash till lerak liquid full of
foam. Rinse with clean water.
b.
The washing of batik cloth by
using lerak ore
Prepare 5 liters of water ± 3-5 lerak ore, soak the cloth into
the solution Then wash it till lerak water full of foam. Rinse with
clean water.
Giving kanji can
be done suitable with the need. If necessary, after the washing, in
order that the batik cloth surface can be good, giving kanji can be
done as follows:
a.
Prepare 5 liters of hot water.
b.
Solve 2 spoon
full of kanji a glass of cool water.
c.
Enter kanji solution
into 5 liters of hot water in a bucket, steer thoroughly
d.
Enter the
cloth into the bucket, steer, and let it for a while.
e.
Lift, press and
dry it.
f.
Expose to the air.
2. Drying
To dry the batik cloth it is better exposing it to the air in the cool
place, and don’t dry under the sunlight directly. Don’t
use an iron! to soften the batik cloth.
3.
Storing
Vaporizing by using ratus can be done to make the cloth fragrance
before being stored. It is better to enter the batik cloth into the
closed wardrobe, not to get the direct lamp light or sunlight and
not in a moist place. Giving kapur barus inside the wardrobe which
is used to store the batik cloth can be done by putting kapur barus
in a small pack or mashed and enter it to a small bowl. The function
of kapur barus is to chase moths, so that they don’t eat the
batik cloth.
