The word ‘songket’ comes from the word ‘sungkit’ in Malay and Indonesian. Sungkit means ‘touched’ or ‘knitting’. The work of bringing out and pulling gold or silver based threads to produce fabric sheets can also be sung with ‘songket’
Nur Songket is a website that is dedicated to spread the information regarding Songket Terengganu.
‘A day of the thread, long time to be cloth’ is one of the Malay proverbs that has a meaningful effort to work even though little, will eventually result. This adage is compiled from traditional fabric weaving that takes a long time to leverage the thread gradually to produce a piece of cloth. Songket cloth is a kind of traditional weaving cloth by Malays in Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei.
Usually, songket cloth is woven by gold or silver thread. In the past, songket cloth was only used by certain groups for occasions or festivals. In the modern era, the use of songket fabric is no longer just for certain groups, but it has expanded to all walks of life because of its highly suitable use in various functions and celebrations.
The complexity of the process of tweaking and tapping the patterns of flora and fauna on songket fabric can be seen in the fineness of the weaving. One of the factors that determines the tendency, the series, and the quality of the songket fabric can also be controlled by the use of appropriate yarns. The types of yarn commonly used are silk, cotton, or polyster. The market price of songket cloth is also influenced by the type of yarn.
Songket cloth is a kind of traditional weaving cloth by Malays in Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei. Usually, songket cloth is woven by gold or silver thread. Songket cloth highlights patterns and motifs based on a variety of flora and fauna featuring unique characteristics and identities of the Malays. For example, peacock tail patterns, tigers, flowers, and so on. Usually, the pattern on the songket fabric is unique to the fabric. This is because the songket fabrication process can be compared with the painting process of picture frames. The uniqueness of patterns and motifs on songket fabric also reflects the good identity of the Malays and is rich in cultural beauty and customs.
OUR MISSION
- Raising awareness to all communities.
- Perform product innovation by following community development.
- Increase the awareness and love of the people towards songket.
- Enrich songket motifs and woven fabrics.
“Songket is a costume that is a symbol of Malaysian art. This cloth was initially only worn by the nobility, the royal family and the big people. But now the clothes can be worn by anyone and suitable for the big event.”
“Songket is one of the traditional outfits that have attractive colors and are rich in traditional patterns.”
“Songket will be lost in the world if we do not use it and do not promote to outsiders.”
“Songket is not limited to clothing, but it can also be used as accessories such as shoes, ‘tengkolok’, women’s bags and more.”
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