Southeast Asian fabrics and attire

1. MAPEH 8

2. ARTS
Southeast
Asian Fabrics &Attires
Lesson 1

3. Thai and Cambodian Silk
• Thai silk is fabricated from cocoons of thai
silkworms.
• Khorat, center of silk industry in Thailand.
• Silk is finest arts of the world.
• Repetition – can form of an exact
duplication(pattern).
• Cambodian silk – usually sold domestically,
commonly used as their wrap skirt or “sampot”,
house & office furnishing, and even as pictorial
tapestries (pidan)

4. Thai and Cambodian Silk
• Traditional scarf known as “Krama” made of
cotton.
• Krama can also be used as bandana,
hammock, or a form of weaponry.

5. Vietnam’s Golden Thread Silk
• Vietnams fabric originated from “Ha Dong”.
• Ha Dong is popular center of ‘Sericulture’
(silk worm production or silk farming).
• Shantung taffeta, Bengaline weave, and
Ebony satin are common types of Vietnamese
fabrics or golden thread silk.

6. Batik of Malaysia, Indonesia,
Brunei and Singapore
• Batik – is a Malayan Indonesian word which
means “drop”. Drop refers to the process of
dyeing the fabric by making use of resist
technique.
• Batik is textile that has geometric and various
free-form designs.
• Wayang kulit (leather puppets) important
source for batik patterns.

7. Batik of Malaysia, Indonesia,
Brunei and Singapore
• Kelantan and Terengganu regions in
Malaysia are considered as the first place.
• In Singapore, batik making was already
practiced since the twelfth century.
• Brunei’s batik, their national flower simpur,
sumboi-sumboi (pitcher plant), and their
traditional design called “Air Muleh, a floral
pattern design that symbolize country gentle
and courteous character.

8. Myanmar’s Archeik Fabrics
• Lun yakyaw acheik – literally means “over
hundred shuttle”.
• Acheik – is a traditional fabric with print of
waves and common designs of flowers and
birds.
• Lun yakyaw acheik marks natures influence
on Myanmar’s art culture and history.

9. SUMMARY
• Silk is finest arts of the world.
• Repetition – can form of an exact duplication(pattern).
• Khorat, center of silk industry in Thailand
• Vietnams fabric originated from “Ha Dong”.
• Batik is textile that has geometric and various free-form
designs
• Air Muleh, a floral pattern design that symbolize country
gentle and courteous character.
• Lun yakyaw acheik – literally means “over hundred
shuttle”.