Kedawung Fabric Unit:Request Sample Benang Merah

Benang Merah

The Nguri-Uri Lurik series seeks a novel approach on incorporating traditional lurik into the contemporary landscape

Parts of Nguri-Uri Lurik are woven out of fabric waste in the studio

- Saucers diameter - 14 cm

- SOAK IN WARM WATER

Kedawung Fabric Unit:Request Sample Benang MerahThe motif in Kedawung textile takes inspiration from the flat and oval shapes of kedawung seeds, a type of legume tree widely grown in Indonesian forests. The weft floats technique is used to create a small pattern where some of the warp is left unwoven. Darker bark coloured threads are woven as the warp that sets behind a contrasting small white pattern similar to cecekan. A flowing rhythm of cecekan embodies the falling of kedawung seeds from its