Batik Printing
Batik means “resistant print”. Traditional Iranian prints have been used to embroider fabric since the past. All the fabrics that are painted with a brush, stamp, etc., are considered to be traditional prints.
In the art of batik printing, parts of the fabric are covered with a resistant material that prevents color from penetrating the fabric to create desired patterns on the fabric in a special way.
A type of batik print, which is known as “Kalaghei”, has been popular in Iran for about 500 years. Currently, Osku and Tabriz in East Azerbaijan province, which are considered to be the old centers of Kalaghei printing, are major centers of this art. In Iran, batik painting and printing are mainly done on natural silk fabric.
Using the art of batik painting and printing, all kinds of tablo paintings, tablecloths, scarves, etc. are prepared, which determines the value of the work by evaluating the painting, coloring, creativity, and initiatives of the artist. Batik printing is divided into three categories: stamp printing, stampless printing, and combined methods. Among these three categories, there are various types of printing without a stamp, which include: printing without a spider web or wax crack, knotting or twisting, stitching and painting. Among the mentioned methods, printing without a stamp like knotting has a longer history than stamp printing.
