Songket Textile-Sumatra
Songket is a fabric that belongs to the brocade family of textiles. It is hand-woven in silk or cotton, and intricately patterned with gold or silver threads. The metallic threads stand out against the background cloth to create a shimmering effect. In the weaving process the metallic threads are inserted in between the silk or cotton weft (latitudinal) threads.
The term songket comes from the Malay word menyongket, to embroider with gold or silver threads. Songket is a luxury product traditionally worn during ceremonial occasions as sarong, shoulder cloths or head ties. Tanjak or Songket headdresses were worn at the courts of the Malay Sultanates.Traditio nally Muslim women and adolescent girls wove songket; "some boys and men are also weaving today". Traditionally- patterned Sumatran textiles embody a system of interpretable emblems.
In Indonesia, songket is produced in Sumatra, Kalimantan, Bali, Sulawesi, Lombok and Sumbawa. Outside of Indonesia, further production areas include the east coast of the Malay Peninsula and Brunei.
Songket weaving is historically associated with areas of Malay settlement, and the production techniques could have been introduced by Arab and Indian merchants. Historically, production was located in politically significant kingdoms because of the high cost of materials; the gold thread used was originally wound with real gold leaf.
Iridescent coloured and gold luminosity shined at this weave cloth, gives separate value. Structured yarn network and weaved through via symmetrical patterning to make this cloth made with skill of public comprehending various means to make certifiable cloth, and at the same time can decorate cloth with having immeasurable design.This traditional Songket made skilledly public comprehending various means to make certifiable cloth, and at the same time can decorate cloth with having immeasurable design. This ability usually is endowed by generationsly.
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Songket is a fabric that belongs to the brocade family of textiles. It is hand-woven in silk or cotton, and intricately patterned with gold or silver threads. The metallic threads stand out against the background cloth to create a shimmering effect. In the weaving process the metallic threads are inserted in between the silk or cotton weft (latitudinal) threads.
The term songket comes from the Malay word menyongket, to embroider with gold or silver threads. Songket is a luxury product traditionally worn during ceremonial occasions as sarong, shoulder cloths or head ties. Tanjak or Songket headdresses were worn at the courts of the Malay Sultanates.Traditio nally Muslim women and adolescent girls wove songket; "some boys and men are also weaving today". Traditionally- patterned Sumatran textiles embody a system of interpretable emblems.
In Indonesia, songket is produced in Sumatra, Kalimantan, Bali, Sulawesi, Lombok and Sumbawa. Outside of Indonesia, further production areas include the east coast of the Malay Peninsula and Brunei.
Songket weaving is historically associated with areas of Malay settlement, and the production techniques could have been introduced by Arab and Indian merchants. Historically, production was located in politically significant kingdoms because of the high cost of materials; the gold thread used was originally wound with real gold leaf.
Iridescent coloured and gold luminosity shined at this weave cloth, gives separate value. Structured yarn network and weaved through via symmetrical patterning to make this cloth made with skill of public comprehending various means to make certifiable cloth, and at the same time can decorate cloth with having immeasurable design.This traditional Songket made skilledly public comprehending various means to make certifiable cloth, and at the same time can decorate cloth with having immeasurable design. This ability usually is endowed by generationsly.
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