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![Some popular Vietnamese fabric ranges
are:
1. Shantung taffeta
Shantung is a type of silk
fabric historically from the
province of Shandong.[1]
It is similar to Dupioni, but
is slightly thinner and less
irregular. Shantung is
often used for bridal
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Southeast asian arts
This document provides information about traditional arts and crafts from several Southeast Asian countries. It discusses the textile designs of Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei. For each country, it describes traditional fabrics, dyes, weaving techniques and patterns. It also outlines some of the key arts and crafts from each place, such as Thai silk, Cambodian ikat, Laotian embroidery, Vietnamese silk painting, Indonesian batik, Malaysian kites and Bruneian headwear. The document aims to educate about the unique art forms and their significance in Southeast Asian cultures and ways of life.
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- 2. Objectives: • name thedifferent countries in Southeast Asia; • identify the different fabric design made in southeast asia; • draw some fabric design of different southeast asian countries; and • relate their art forms in the way of life of some southeast asian countries.
- 3. Southeast Asian countries: •Thailand • Cambodia • Laos • Vietnam • Indonesia • Malaysia • Singapore • Brunei • Philippines
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- 5. Thai Fabric: Thai silkis produced from the cocoons of Thai silkworms. It is mainly produced in Khorat which is the center of the silk industry in Thailand. Thai weavers from this region raise the caterpillars on a steady diet of mulberry leaves.
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- 7. There are twomain types of Cambodian weaving: 1. ikat technique (Khmer term: chongkiet) - To create patterns, weavers tie and dye portions of weft yarn before weaving begins.
- 8. 2. uneven twill- It yields single or two-color fabrics, which are produced by weaving three threads so that the "color of one thread dominates on one side of the fabric, while the two others determine the color on the reverse side."
- 9. Traditionally, Cambodian textiles haveemployed natural dyes coming from: • a. insect nests - Red dye • b. indigo - Blue dye • c. prohut bark- Yellow and Green dye • d. ebony bark- Black dye
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- 11. Most diverse ofthese stories are the ones woven into a sihn— the Lao women’s ankle-long skirt whose form is undeniable but whose patterns are unique to each skirt.
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- 13. Golden Thread Silks wereborn in Vietnam. Many of our Vietnamese fabrics originated from Ha Dong, the center of weaving and sericulture (silk worm production) for centuries. Old jacquard looms are still used, weaving patterns containing centuries-old symbols and characters.
- 14. Some popular Vietnamesefabric ranges are: 1. Shantung taffeta Shantung is a type of silk fabric historically from the province of Shandong.[1] It is similar to Dupioni, but is slightly thinner and less irregular. Shantung is often used for bridal gowns
- 15. 2. Bengaline weave Bengalinefabric is a great looking, thick-grained taffeta. It is a durable plain weave fabric that is characterised by widthwise cords formed by using fine warp yarns and course weft yarns. Bengaline was first made of silk in Bengal, India.
- 16. 3. Ebony satin -an all-natural lustrous silk hand-woven in southern Vietnam and naturally dyed using ebony fruit pods. The fabric dates back over a century, but was only recently revitalized by the designer Vo Viet Chung.
- 17. Indonesia, Malaysia &Singapore
- 18. Fabric design ofIndonesia, Malaysia and Singapore: Batik - an indonesian malay word "titik" which means 'point', 'dot' or 'drop'. - the drop action refers to the process of dyeing the fabric by making use of a resist technique: covering areas of cloth with a dye - resistant substance to prevent them from absorbing colors.
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- 20. Brunei Traditional Textile •Brunei's traditional textile is also called batik but it is uniquely different from Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. • Its designs have their national flower simpur, sumboi- sumboi (pitcher plant), and Brunei's traditional design of air muleh.
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- 22. Lesson 2: Artsand Crafts
- 23. Thailand (Sky Lantern) •Flying Lanterns are made out of rice paper with a bamboo frame, which contain a fuel cell or small candle. • Loy Krathong Festival a festival hed on the night of the 12th full moon, usually in November, with Chang Mai believed to have the brightest and most spectacular celebrations.
- 24. Sky Lanterns, also knownas Wish Lanterns and Konming Lanterns, can be thought of as a miniature hot-air balloons that can launched in your back yard for a special event or occassion.
- 25. Cambodia • The artsand craft in Cambodia owe its origin in the ancient days when god-kings established the huge monuments of Angkor. • Cambodia is a country in Southeast Asia famous for its art and crafts. The Cambodian arts and crafts are worth appreciating wherein weaving, carving and sculpting are given great importance.
- 26. Laos • For centuriesLaos has been renowned for the fineness and intricacy of its silk weaving with its use of gold and silver threads. Hmong and Mien peoples produce embroidery with figured and geometric designs. Whole villages may specialize in a particular craft, such as making pottery or working silver. For example, people living in the mountains make an array of silver jewelry from coins to wear with their traditional dress, and people in the Vientiane region make silver boxes for betel chewing, bowls, and other items decorated with scenes from the Phra Lak Phra Lam.
- 27. Vietnam • Vietnamese silkpainting is one of the most popular forms of art in Vietnam, favored for the mystical atmosphere that can be achieved with the medium. • Vietnamese silk paintings typically showcase the countryside, landscapes, pagodas, historical events, or scenes of daily life.
- 28. Silk Painting Painting onsilk begins with a luxurious base of precious pure white China silk stretched tightly on a frame. I use the combination of imported French silk dyes and a resist of Gutta (which is like a rubber cement).
- 29. Indonesia • Shadow Puppetryis famous in Indonesia. Wayang, in modern Indonesian language means "show" or "perform". Kulit means "skin", a reference to the leather material that the figures are carved out of. • Wayang Kulit – is a type of puppet shadow play performed around the Indo-Malayan archipelago, tracing its origins to India.
- 30. The puppets are movedbehind a cotton or linen screen by a Dalang, or a "puppetmaster"in a shadow puppet play. The Dalang tells the story, interprets and voices each character, producing sound effects with speech and movement and manipulates all the figures between the lamp and the screen to bring the shadows to life.
- 31. Malaysia • Wau Kitein Malay is a uniquely designed Malaysian kite called 'Wau'. Its wings are similar to an Arabic letter (pronounced "wow").
- 32. • Farmers usedkites as scarecrows in the fields and as a means to lull their children to sleep, so they could work with little interruption.
- 33. Brunei • The songkok/peci/kopiah isa cap widely worn in Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, the southern Philippines and southern Thailand, mostly among Muslim males in formal situations such as wedding feasts, funerals, or festive occasions such as the Muslim Eidul-Fitr and Eid al-Adha.
- 34. Songkok came tobe associated with Islam in Malaysia, while in Indonesia peci is also associated with the nationalist secular movement.
- 35. 3 categories ofmen's headgears 1. Dastar 2. Songkok or Kopiah 3. Tangkolok or Serban
- 36. Dastar a piece ofcloth tied around the head.