The Effect of Olive Oil Composition on the Staining Quality of Klowong Batik Wax

Abstract

Batik is visual art that integral to the cultural identity as well as illustrates the life values upon which the life of the community is laid. It uses a technique of wax-resist dyeing applied to whole cloth. This research aims to know the composition of olive oil that required on batik Klowong and to know its effect on the results. The research used both qualitative and quantitative methods such as ingredients measurement technique, questionnaire distribution and voter calculation. The wax for batik Klowo ng consists of olive oil, resin, and white paraffin. The beeswax is an independent variable that is varied in the composition for five different samples (10 grams, 20 grams, 30 grams, 40 grams, 50 grams). The sharpness of the motifs is visually analysed by six respondents. The results showed that sample D and E have better quality than the other samples. While sample A has the highest level of motifs sharpness.