Attire, Fabrics, and Tapestry

pp. 98-101

1. BATIK
JAVANESE:
 tik = “to dot”
 Wax-resist dyeing : technique of decorating cloth
o wax – applied to the design to prevent the dye
from penetrating parts of the cloth, where
design has been formed
 2 types of batik designs:
o Geometric:
1. Parang motifs – diagonal curved lines
2. Banji squares
3. Ceplok – rectangular crosses
4. Kawung weaving
5. Limar motifs
6. circular or overlapped circles or elliptical
shapes
o Non-geometric
 Single-colored batik: dip-dyed
 Multi-colored batik: uses different blocks and repeated dyeing and
2. THAI SILK
- delicate fabric
- made from cocoons of silkworms or caterpillars raised for
the purpose
- raised mainly in a Northeastern region of Thailand called
Khorat Plateau
- handwoven by Thai rural women with intricate and
traditional geometric and zoomorphic motif
- depicts the character, thoughts, emotions, feelings, spirit,
and life of the weaver
- each design is unique and cannot be duplicated because
it is handwoven
- gives an illusion of changing its colors as you hold the
fabric in different angles against light
4. LAOS WOVEN SINH
- traditional skirt worn by women of Laos
- unique: tells of a tale woven into its every strand
- part of Laos tradition:
o stories are passed generation to generation by
weaving, not orally or through writing
o but most stories were too elaborate, and the
motifs used too cryptic, only the weavers – who
were often the wearers themselves – can
accurately interpret the story
MALAYSIAN:
 influenced by Javanese batik but:
o larger & simpler
o lighter & more vibrant than deep-colored Javanese Batik
 block-printed
 uses
o paint brushes – to apply colors onto the design drawn on the
fabric
o canting – device used to draw with hot liquid wax
o copper block or wooden stamp dipped into wax and pressed
onto the fabric to transfer the design
 popular designs:
o leaves & flowers;
o geometrical motifs like spirals
 seldom use human figures because Islam forbids human figures to
be used as decorations
dewaxing
3. CAMBODIAN SILK
- silk weaving: traditional that dates back as early as the first century
when the textile became a popular trading product in the Ankorian
era
 2 types of weaving techniques to produce Cambodian Silk:
o Ikat or Ikkat technique: weavers tie and dye the weft portion
of the yarn in order to create patterns
 Sampot hoi - traditional wrap skirt worn by Cambodian
women
o Uneven Twill Technique: 3 threads woven to produce single
or two-color fabrics
 Finished fabric: shows the color of one thread on one
side, while the colors of the two other threads are
combined to produce the color of the reversed side.

 applique - decorative needlework in which pieces of lace or other ornamental fabric is sewn into the
main fabric or garment
 zoomorphic motif - design/theme with animal forms