Natural Coloring as a Coloring Material for Batik Craft in Jepara

This research, which discussed about natural coloring in batik products in Jepara, used qualitative methods. Data obtained based on observation and interviews with batik craftsmen. The results of the study showed that natural colors were materials that had long been used by craftsmen in batik activities. Along with technological developments, natural coloring was displaced by synthetic coloring, including in the batik process in Jepara. The natural coloring of batik products in Jepara was started to be re-realized in the 2000s as the rise of batik crafts. Along with the rise of batik crafts. In Jepara there were no craftsmen who focused on the natural color usage. Natural coloring used as product samples or made when there were orders from buyers. Although natural coloring product was not routinely made but the natural coloring usage had been implemented by craftsmen in the batik making process. The natural coloring implemented in batik products in Jepara was made of mahogany, teak, papaya leaves, teak leaves, tegeran (Cudrania Javanensis), sapodilla leaves, mango leaves, indigo, etc.