SONGKET BALI

Fabric is not just fruit hereditary skills for the Balinese people, but also a form of cultural identity and ritual artifacts. Outside the scope of tradition tourist destination, Bali woven fabric was not limited to souvenirs or simply souvenirs typical of Bali alone, but continues to grow as a commodity to a fashion-based culture.

The process of producing a piece of woven cloth will start to spin a yarn. Then the thread is spread spanning tools, and tied with raffia helaiannya appropriate decorative pattern and color desired.

After the binding pattern, yarn dyed or colored. The thread is then dyed-gintir or separated, and only then woven into fabric.

In songket weaving, fabric woven with silver thread insert, gold, copper, or thread color on the underlying warp. Placement of additional threads to form desired patterns and sometimes also combined with tissue engineering.

For people who want to use cloth weaving as fashion products, not for the sake of the ceremony, the classic problem is related to the fabric thickness and rigidity. As a result, in the past, songket is not easy to use in a variety of fashions.

First weavers use yarn duplicate. Cain after so becomes thick and stiff. Now we introduce woven with a single thread. The process takes twice as long. Price is also much more expensive, but the results, the fabric is smooth and soft.

Some new creations have been applied in the setting of motifs, decorative ikat and songket as well as the way the coloring creations. "For ceremonies, complexion becomes sacred when it is blessed, it is not disturbed. However, basically the Balinese are very open with new motifs taken from nature in the vicinity, eg flower and leaf pattern, "Priyo said. Basic color weaving bali generally bright colors. Therefore, the creation also developed new colors more natural, pastel colors, with natural coloring material.

Following a variety of exhibits, not only to promote the work of the craftsman, but also realize that the creation is a process that should not be stopped.

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