Editing Canting (section)

==Technique==
[[File:Women Making Batik, Ketelan crop.jpg|thumb|right|[[Batik]] craftswomen in [[Java]] drawing intricate patterns using ''canting'' and wax kept hot in a small heated pan]]

Firstly, the cloth must be washed, soaked and beaten with a large mallet. The hot and liquid wax is scooped from small ''wajan'' ([[wok]]) heated upon small stove. The batik craftsperson sometimes blow the spout tip of ''canting'' to allow the liquid wax to flow smoothly and to avoid clogging, then they draw the line or dot upon the cloth, applying the liquid wax, following the patterns and images that previously had been drawn using [[pencil]].<ref>Tim Bina Karya Guru. 2007. "''Seni Budaya dan Keterampilan Untuk Sekolah Dasar Kelas VI''". Penerbit [[Erlangga (penerbit)|Erlangga]]. {{ISBN|978-979-015-060-7}}.</ref> A pattern is then drawn with hot wax called ''malam'' using  ''canting''. The wax functions as a dye-resist. After this, the cloth is dipped in a dye bath containing the first colour. After the cloth is dry, the wax is removed by scraping or boiling the cloth. This process is repeated as many times as the number of colours desired. For larger areas of cloth which need to be covered, the wax is applied using a tool called ''nemboki/mopoki''.<ref>Batik Nomination for inscription on the Representative List in 2009 (Reference No. 00170)</ref>

[[File:Batik worker, Mulyati (10676778135).jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Batik]] craftswoman in [[Indonesia]] blowing a ''canting'' to avoid the wax clogging the pipe]]