It is called a Tjanting Tool said (jan-ting).
Batik is done with the cloth being "batiked," wax that is melted in a pot or other heating device, and either a brush or a tjanting to spread the wax
It is named batik for its beautiful and colourful pattern.
The exact inventor of Batik is unknown, though many sources claim batik hailed from Indonesia.
Roland Batik was born in 1951.
Batik was originally made in Java, Indonesia. Batik is now made all over the world
The batik of Indonesia is the most widely known.
Batik was first used in Asia, India and Africa.
Batik - album - was created in 1978-01.
so many... batik is differentiated by the location where it came from, some places in Indonesia that produce batik such as : Cirebon, Solo, Garut, Madura. All of those places are located in Java. So, for the batik produced in solo we called it batik Solo, etc. Each place has their own batik pattern as their signature, so just by looking at the pattern we can tell where the batik came from. Hope the info can help :)
Batik can be as think as they make it. There is some eco batik, which is translucent. but there is also one that you can make yourself that comes out thick.
batik is used all over the world, it originated in Indonesia