here I am, after 11 years of posting this video, amazed and regreted waisting my time for the past decade watching useless stuff. thank you for this usefull practical lecture.❤
Should we, in the USA, BOYCOT the selling of these Batiks, to decrease the healhy workers from becoming diseased, until the companies provide the best equipment to prevent these workers from getting ill from their contact with these types of harmful products???
My concern is the toxins absorbed into the workers' skin. I was very surprised and disappointed to not see gloves on the workers as the bleaching stage "required " the hands to be the agitators... and did not see anyone wearing a respirator, to protect their lungs from the bleach... Is there a reason or concern for their health by the designers, and company owners?
Do the workers get exposed to the toxic chemicals all day? where do the spent chemicals get disposed of? I saw one worker with a coat on. It sure seems like workers are not taken care of and that this production is a toxic process. It would be a very interesting video to see how other fabrics are produced like upholstery, knits, denim etc.
My Dad worked in a dyehouse when I was a kid. He'd bring home big bolts of neat fabrics all the time. My Mom made curtains out of some eight or nine color teddy bear picnic fabric for my bedroom and I loved them!
Still educational. I do understand those people are probably your contractors. Even if they are 'only' your contractors, please take care of their health. They did with their bear hand into BLEACH, not good ... And also look into the longs, should their have facemasks for some parts of the proces??
I had no idea Batiks required such a labor intensive process and a diversity of artisans, who until now, may have gone unappreciated by many who have enjoyed this fabric. Thank you for this video. It was truly enlightening and enjoyable.
"the sealing machine was pretty cool" - said by someone who was here for the printing but lost interest at the end. The ideal documentary. Love this narrator. <3 Very informative, and doesn't say anything other than necessary. Just lets you admire the machinery properly. Legitimately will be showing to all my sewing friends.
What an eye opener! I hope these workers are well paid (somehow I doubt it) and can't believe their names were not in the credits. I'll be thinking twice before buying batik again :-(
I found this video and was surprised when I heard the background music, this is original music from the area where I live, namely Sundanese in Indonesia. the name is "Kacapi Suling".
Wow, does anyone know if this the modern day process? Such a pity that all this work goes onto printing fabrics and some are just really ugly, seems like such a waste now!
Beautiful fabric art work. I've made a lot of garments for my customers over the years. And am always amazed at the beauty of this art. Watching this step by step is really wonderful. And my admiration had definitely reached new bounds. Thanks and best of luck to you film making. I'd already like to suggest that you check out block printing this is a custom in West bengal.
Thank you for this informative video. Do you happen to know when these textile factories moved to Asia from the west? Was it quick or did it take a while?
Just want to say here that I praise the work highly done by these v hard working guys. But they should be protected from the chemicals used here. Which is totally dangerous to their health!!!! And the very video done here on all manner of things shown here was well done.🤗🤗🤗🤗 The voice and language also is most agreeable..and v understanding...I thank you much. I've learnth a lot.. God bless.💘💘💓💓💜💜💖💖💕💕💝💥💛💛🧡🧡💜💜💚💚💥💥💥💥💥💥💥❣
really amazing video! I had no idea this was so complicated. Great job doing your research on all the steps. I haven't seen such a great informative video in a very long time
