More about Leather Craft and "Batik Tulis Garutan"

Craftsmen Batik Garut Regency, not only known for having a taste characteristic lunkhead. Located in southern West Java also has a leather and industrial centers of batik. Just come to Sukaregang, Garut district of the City. There a variety of leather products, such as jackets, gloves, shoes, hats, wallets, and belts can be obtained.

The price of a jacket depending on the type of leather. More expensive if made from leather sheep. Price jacket of soft leather sheep could reach USD 600 thousand per piece. While the price of leather jackets based cows and goats can reach roughly USD 400 thousand. This Industry also received orders both individual and party. "Bring your own model, four three-day so," said one of the leather business owners who market their products to Jakarta, Bandung, and East Java.


While batik centers in Garut one centered on the Papandayan St. Excess "batik Garutan" because they still wear the traditional system. "We still use natural “pengetelan” using rice straw and water peanut oil," said a mother's batik home industry owner Garutan.
Garutan Batik also has its own motives. Limar motif, for example. Of course limar be developed into a variety of motives. While the selection tends to bright colors. "Sunny but not too jreng because we are the mountains, the other when the coast", said the same craftsmen.
Price depends Garutan batik material types and levels of difficulty make it. The highest prices can reach millions of rupiah. A piece of material so it could be worth USD 3.5 million.