Both in motif and in color-selection Bali Driver tries to introduce you to browse the craft of batik in Bali, Balinese Batiks are rather different from those in java (Solo, Yogya so on). The motifs of Balinese Batik are smaller, more complicated and rich in colour, being somewhat similar to those from Cirebon (Northern shore of Central Java).
See also our ikat collection, we specialist in Tailor-made clothing within 2-3 days. An exclusive and artistic handmade batik available at Tohpati Village Batik Collection. Balinese women paint the handmade batiks with absolute care and concentration, resulting in exciting artistic work. Bali Driver Info accompany you see batik in order to know how to work, the collection of batiks is not only plenteous in number and variety but is also of the finest quality, and most reasonable prices. Also, you can enjoy seeing the manufacturing process in our shop. We honor cash, traveler,checks,Visa, MasterCard, JBC, Amex, Diners Club Find our shop in Sanur area. Only 3 minutes from The Grand Bali Beach Hotel 30 minutes from Nusa Dua area. Our staffs speak English and Japanese fluently Please enjoy your shopping!
Bali batik, Tohpati Bali as batik tulis means”written batik”. There are a large number of Batik showrooms in the village where one can find the original batik. and the finest batik cloth known.Ikat weaving: Ikat means to tie or bind, is used as the name for intricately emulate cloth. It is an ancient art from tribes of Indonesia which has a strong ethnic identification.Songket is an original Indonesian cloth with silk fabric as the based, and is patterned with gold or silver yarn although these days imitative silver or gold is often used.
The development of Batik in Indonesia is generally associated with the flowering of the creative art around the royal courts. More barely batik has grown from an art mainly associated with the royal courts into an important industry with a number of notable production centers.
Endek Ikat: currently the name of Endek become popular throughout Bali. Balinese as usual wears this cloth when attending or joining special opportunity, such as temple festival, traditional wedding party and many kind of traditional activities held in this island.Endek is one of comfortable clothing material can be used for formal or informal occasion. For formal occasion : Now many companies using endek as their employee costume. If you stay in Bali, you will found some hotel staff using endek as their costume. For informal occasion: commonly relating with relaxing condition or personal activities in Bali. The Balinese prefer to wear endek as their cloths, sarung, etc. By Bali Driver Guide accompanies you see batik craft, this is the way the Balinese Respect and Pride in his own work
The price per meter depend on the quality of the goods, special pattern or motif and if they have to do more work with the customizing of the pattern / designs.The largest factories lie along the Tourist road between Denpasar and Batubulan, Gianyar and Mas. Patal Tohpati is the biggest factory which is located near the Tohpati. Other smaller factories are to be found in Gianyar, Mas, Singaraja and Sidemen village, Around Gianyar and Klungkung Market.
