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Canting (IPA: t͡ʃɑnʈɪŋ, VOS Spelling: tjanting, Template:Lang-jv) is a pen-like tool used to apply liquid hot wax (malam) in the batik-making process in Indonesia, more precisely batik tulis (lit. ' written batik '). Traditional Canting consists of copper wax-container with small pipe spout and bamboo handle.
Boerne is located in southern Kendall County in the Texas Hill Country. Interstate 10 and U.S. Route 87 pass through the city south and west of its center, with access from Exits 537 through 543. I-10/US-87 lead southeast 31 miles (50 km) to downtown San Antonio and northwest 16 miles (26 km) to Comfort, where the highways diverge.
Written batik or batik tulis (Javanese script: ꦧꦠꦶꦏ꧀ꦠꦸꦭꦶꦱ꧀; Pegon: باتيق توليس) is made by writing molten wax on the cloth with a pen-like instrument called a canting (Javanese pronunciation:, old spelling tjanting). It is a small copper reservoir with a spout on a wooden handle.
The process to make wax print is originally influenced by batik, an Indonesian method of dyeing cloth by using wax-resist techniques. For batik, wax is melted and then patterned across the blank cloth. From there, the cloth is soaked in dye, which is prevented from covering the entire cloth by the wax.
State Representative from the western Hill Country since 1989, a Republican from Kerrville: Max Hirsch: 1880: 1969: National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame thoroughbred horse trainer Betty Holekamp: 1826: 1902: German Texas pioneer, also called the "Betsy Ross of Texas" Carl Hoppe: 1897: 1981: San Antonio artist who painted scenes of the ...
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Hill Country State Natural Area (HCSNA) preserves 5,369 acres (21.73 km 2) of rugged, relatively pristine Hill Country terrain in Bandera County, Texas. [2] It was opened to the public in 1984. Since HCSNA is designated a "Natural Area" rather than a "State Park", the first priority of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is the ...
Hill County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 35,874. [1] Its county seat is Hillsboro. [2] The county is named for George Washington Hill, secretary of war and secretary of the navy under the Republic of Texas. Hill County is part of Central Texas, though not included in the Texas Hill Country.