This document discusses traditional textile arts of several Southeast Asian countries. It describes silk production and weaving techniques in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. For Thailand, it notes Thai silk and silk weaving as a fine art. In Cambodia, it discusses traditional ikat and uneven twill weaving, as well as natural dyes. Laos is known for storytelling through weaving. Vietnam produces golden thread silks and wedding suits. Batik fabric is discussed for Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei, noting different batik techniques and designs unique to each country.
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Southeast asian art lesson 1 by: Maam odie INFANTA High School
5. FABRIC/FABRIC DESIGN
Thailand
Thai silk -is produced from the cocoons of
silkworms.
Khorat - which is the center of the silk
industry in Thailand.
Thai silk making is considered to
be one of the finest arts in the world.
8. Cambodia
Silk weaving in Cambodia
dates to as
early as the first century
since textiles were used
for trading.
9. Two main types of Cambodian weaving
1. ikat technique (Khmer term:
chongkiet) - To create
patterns, weavers tie and dye
portions of weft yarn before
weaving begins.
2. uneven twill - single or two-
color fabrics, which are
produced by weaving three
threads so that the "color of
one thread dominates on one
side ofthe fabric, while the two
others determine the color on
the reverse side."
10. Cambodian textiles natural dyes:
a. insect nests - Red dye
b. indigo - Blue dye
c. prohut bark- Yellow and Green dye
d. ebony bark- Black dye
Cambodian silk-weaving- served as work for rural women
Krama- the traditional check scarves
11. Laos
Lao tradition, stories were woven
Strand by strand,
Sihn—the Lao women’s ankle-long skirt
whose form is undeniable and patterns are
unique to each skirt.
12. VIETNAM
Golden Thread Silks –were born in Vietnam.
Ha Dong- the center of weaving and
sericulture (silk worm production) for
centuries.
Some popular Vietnamese fabric ranges are:
1. Shantung taffeta
2. Bengaline weave
3. Ebony satin - an all natural lustrous silk
hand-woven in southern Vietnam and naturally dyed
using ebony fruit pods.
14. The fabric most common to both countries is the Batik.
The term “batik” is an Indonesian Malay word,
Believed to be related to the Malay word “titik”,
whichmeans‘point’,‘dot’or‘drop’.
There are two categories of batik designs:
1. geometric motifs
2. free form designs
INDONESIA, MALAYSIA& SINGAPORE
15. Malaysia’s two main types of batik
1. Handpainted- the
artist uses thecanting,
a small copper
container with one
or more different-sized
pipes
2. Blockprinted- done
by welding together
strips of metal to form
a metal
block. Malaysian Batik
16. BRUNEI
Brunei's traditional
textile is also called
batik, but the designs
have their national
flower simpur,
sumboi-sumboi
(pitcher plant), and
Brunei's traditional
design of air muleh.
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