Songket Cloth

Songket is a type of traditional woven cloth Malays. Songket usually woven by hand with gold and silver threads and generally worn on formal occasions.

Songket origin is from ancient trade between China and India. People Tionghoa provide silk, while the Indians contributed gold and silver thread.As a result, be songket.

Songket fabrics woven on the loom frame Malays. Intricate patterns are created by introducing the threads of gold or silver with the use of an extra piece of flat needles.

Songket must go through eight ranks before becoming a piece of cloth and is woven traditionally. Because the weavers are usually from the village, it is not surprising that his motives were patterned after the local flora and fauna. This motif was also named to the Malays as a series of local cake is rich, diamonds, and meal trays, which are allegedly the king's favorite.

Songket exclusive require between one and three months to complete, while ordinary songket only takes about three days.

At first the man using songket as a headband or headband. Then it began to Malays woman wearing gloves with songket baju kurung. Songket today is a popular choice for wedding garments are often provided by the Melayu and groom to the bride as a wedding present one.

Judging from the price, songket is not intended only for people who are just because the price varies from the usual and considered to be cheap , until an exclusive with a very high price.