There are 10 stages involved in making songket — from dyeing the yarn to picking out the chosen patterns. I watch a woman sitting on the floor at a wooden frame containing rows of spinning bobbins.

MUKAH: The Sarawak Songket Weaving Centre has what seems like a peculiar prerequisite for people who wish to take up songket weaving.

New book looks into ' songket' & weaving traditions - Lifestyle - The Jakarta Post. ... They are inserted as part of the weaving process, but not necessary in the making of the cloth.

Songket: It is a type of fabric that is hand-woven with gold or silver thread. It is a popular fabric in Malaysia and is often used to make traditional garments and accessories.

SONGKET weaving is a famed traditional fabric art of Sarawak, handed down from generation to generation. Now, it has been brought to life through song and drama in a new musical making its debut ...

' The government should give its full attention to songket, making it popular as an Indonesian cloth, just like batik,' said Bart, who has been seriously studying Minangkabau songket and ...

Beautiful and exquisite, Malaysian songket is truly a work of art. (Muhaimin Marwan @ FMT Lifestyle) In the past, women would weave this fabric to earn additional income to help their families.

While songket is reserved for special occasions, batik is now part of daily wear for the people of Terengganu. If you're visiting on a Sunday, you'll no doubt notice it is Batik Day as locals are ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Cooperative, Small and Medium Enterprises Ministry supported Silungkang songket (traditional cloth) from Sawahlunto, West Sumtera, to be included in the UNESCO’s world heritage ...