By Busana Bali

04/27/2012
Here http://www.busanabali.com would like to first describe some of the best known traditional Balinese cloths and then discuss some modem variations.

Tenun Ikat, from Bali is an ancient technique whereby a motif is dyed into the threads of a cloth before it is woven. There are three types of tenun ikat (hand Weaving)

The first is warp ikat usually woven in silk. This ikat was found in many parts of Bali and usually used to make saput or outer sarongs or scarves worn on ceremonial occasions. The design and motifs of these have been profoundly influenced by the patola textiles of India.

Like the patola the ground color is almost always a deep red. The Balinese, with their typical creativity would take the more abstract patterns of the patola and create new variations. Many of the best were fanciful creations with wayang puppets or other mythological figures taken from Balinese legends and myths.
Singaraja in north Bali was always renowned as home of the best of these.

While most warp ikat is silk, one finds in Bali a sacred cloth usually said to be woven on the island of Nusa Penida that is a warp cotton ikat. This is the cepuk considered to have powerful protective properties.

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