• Place the second chopstick between the pointer finger and thumb; rest it on the middle finger.
• Use your thumb, pointer and middle fingers to grasp the second chopstick firmly.
• Index and middle fingers do the lifting.
• Use index and middle fingers to close chopsticks over food.
How to Make Batik Tulis
Goal: The process of making batik tulis is a process that requires technique, accuracy, and skill with great patience. Batik is a great cultural heritage we need to preserve. With diligent practice and the spirit of preserving culture, we can learn make batik.
Materials and Equipment:
• Canting (wax stationery used to cover batik patterns and motifs).
• Pattern pencil.
• Mori cloth (silk or cotton cloth).
• Candles/night (waxed).
• Stove/brazier.
• Fabric dye.
Steps:
• Make a motif on the mori cloth with a pencil.
• Place the cloth on the crossbar in a wide position so that it is easy to make batik.
• Heat the wax in a frying pan over low heat until the wax melts completely