Origin of batik is not clear even up to date. However, this is a widely spread industry in Java, Indonesia. In Sri Lanka, the batik industry is most prevalent among foreign travelers. Batik industry is not carried on large scale in Sri Lanka, but recently there popped up a new trend among ladies to wear batik decorated dresses, especially sarees. When it comes to the foreign market of batik in Sri Lanka, you can find a lot of designs of batik in Galle and Hikkaduwa. Batik is popular in other tourist zones also. There is a batik factory in Mahawewa also. Vishmi Travels is there for you to direct you to stunning batik designs in Sri Lanka.
History of Batik Industry
According to records, the batik industry in Sri Lanka was first practiced in Kandyan courts and it was aristocratic ladies who were experts in this. Later the knowledge and skills were passed to lower classes and like that derivation happened.
Batik designs
There are an uncountable number of batik designs. Individual batik industry owners use their own creativity to dye the clothes in batik with their unique designs. Usually, travelers may encounter traditional themed batik designs in Sri Lanka. But, you can preorder customized designs either from online shops or onsite shops available in Sri Lanka. You can see numerous types of clothes in batik designs. There are frocks, sarees, sarongs, shirts, vests, t-shirts, short-pants, table clothes, handkerchieves, and many other types of clothing. The wax resistant dye that is used to color the clothes are imported to Sri Lanka. Usually, the prices of batik designs are relatively expensive, yet affordable. Travelers can buy batik designs at local shops, galleries and even at large shopping malls.
A domestic industry
Batik is a domestic industry where individuals can enjoy their own innovative designs. However, there are few large scale batik manufacturers also. The task of dying the batik color into clothes is not easy. It is time consuming and needs a great deal of patience. However, this depends on the design that the designer is going to draw. Even though initially the industry was done as a domestic and cottage industry, with the fast growing globalization, people in Sri Lanka got the chance to learn batik technology. Consequently, the trend that was limited to tourist zones started to spread across the island rapidly.
Current trends
Since it is a local industry, the Sri Lanka’s government appointed a separate ministry for the development of the industry. And, it was suggested that as a support to the industry, all the government service staff may wear batik dresses on Fridays of every week. Apart from that, as said before, the batik industry in Sri Lanka is coming out of the traditional ambience and is getting closer to international, modern trends because the young designers are portraying these designs on beauty pageants and international competitions. Moreover, local interior designers are also finding novel ways to install batik decorated items.
Vishmi Travels invites all the batik lovers and travelers out there to choose any design as of your taste from Sri Lanka for an affordable price. You will definitely look stunning and royal in these batik garments.
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