Batik is a traditional process of applying wax and dyes to fabric to achieve intricate and colorful patterns. The tradition of batik is particularly prevalent on the Indonesian island of Java and was handed down from generation to generation and was usually an occupation of village women. Over time the process has evolved from a hand-drawn technique known asbatik tulis, where the designs were hand-drawn onto the fabric.The traditional process of batik tulis is still practiced in some communities but is far less common than it used to be. The long process of making a length of batik cloth begins with the cloth itself. The highest quality cloth producing the finest batik is known asprimisima quality, followed by prima quality, biru quality, and merah quality which is the coarsest.