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Floating Threads represents an attempt to catalogue float weave techniques used to decorate Batik cloth throughout the archipelago and hints at possible lines of distribution. Being a coffee-table book, photographs are an important part of the story. Our main sources for photography have been collections in Indonesia's own provincial museums and the National Museum of Indonesia with gaps filled by local collectors and foreign museums when not available in Indonesia. Unfortunately, Indonesia's provincial museums were established after 1950, when specimens of some textiles were no longer available in the country, the prime examples of this being the pinatikan of North Sulawesi and the Kalumpang (West Sulawesi) textiles featured in Chapter Two.
The photographed textiles cover the 19th century to the present, complementing the text which reaches into the distant past and includes recent experimentations, for contemporary fabrics are as important as historical weavings to the continuation of Indonesia's precious textile traditions. Modernization is the only way to keep weavers interested in plying their trade, stimulated by the popularity of their products. New forms will always arise to replace old styles that have fallen out of favor, but there will always be a weaver or two who will go beyond craft-production to the level of fine art, as the reader will see in this book.
The discussion has been expanded with technical details of specific weaves by the Japanese scholar Keiko Kusakabe, a PhD candidate who has been trekking through the difficult terrain of West and northern South Sulawesi for over a decade in her quest for information on traditional textile production techniques in the region. Keiko keeps these techniques alive by teaching them to her students in Japan.
The photographed textiles cover the 19th century to the present, complementing the text which reaches into the distant past and includes recent experimentations, for contemporary fabrics are as important as historical weavings to the continuation of Indonesia's precious textile traditions. Modernization is the only way to keep weavers interested in plying their trade, stimulated by the popularity of their products. New forms will always arise to replace old styles that have fallen out of favor, but there will always be a weaver or two who will go beyond craft-production to the level of fine art, as the reader will see in this book.
The discussion has been expanded with technical details of specific weaves by the Japanese scholar Keiko Kusakabe, a PhD candidate who has been trekking through the difficult terrain of West and northern South Sulawesi for over a decade in her quest for information on traditional textile production techniques in the region. Keiko keeps these techniques alive by teaching them to her students in Japan.
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About the Author:
Judi Achjadi, a Canadian, came to Indonesia in 1958, the wife of an Indonesian diplomat, became an Indonesian citizen soon afterwards, and has spent the rest of her personal life studying traditional Indonesian dress, of which traditional textiles are an essential component. Judi says she came in at a good time, when usage of Western dress was increasing exponentially but there were still elderly experts wanting to pass on their knowledge, so that it would not be lost. Judi has written a number of articles and books, including The Glory of Batik: The Danar Hadi Collection, Exquisite Indonesia: The Finest Crafts of the Archipelago, and Batik Spirit of Indonesia.
Review:
"Floating Threads updates our knowledge of what is happening in the textile arts of the Indonesian archipelago today. With her years of experience dealing with the textiles of the region, Judi Achjadi is one of the few people who could successfully attempt such an undertaking." —Mattiebelle Gittinger, Research Associate for Southeast Asian Textiles The Textile Museum at George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
"This well-researched and beautifully presented book is a tribute to the extraordinary skills of Indonesian weavers and is one of the most important contributions to our knowledge of [Indonesian] textiles published in recent years." —Maria Wronska-Friend Senior Research Fellow, James Cook Univesity, Australia
"Bravo! At last an encyclopedic treatment of Indonesia's most under-appreciated textiles—those patterned on the loom with a rich variety of warp- and weft-float techniques. No batiks or ikats here, just lavishly illustrated examples of little-known cloths from the far reaches of the archipelago. —Roy W. Hamilton, Senior Curator for Asia and Pacific Collections, the Fowler Museum, UCLA
"The intriguing title and the luscious cover pull you toward them, asking you to put off what you're doing, sit down, and spend time with this book...It is illustrated with primarily full-color photos of some of the most exquisite fabrics and pieces of clothing I have ever seen." —Shelburne News
"This well-researched and beautifully presented book is a tribute to the extraordinary skills of Indonesian weavers and is one of the most important contributions to our knowledge of [Indonesian] textiles published in recent years." —Maria Wronska-Friend Senior Research Fellow, James Cook Univesity, Australia
"Bravo! At last an encyclopedic treatment of Indonesia's most under-appreciated textiles—those patterned on the loom with a rich variety of warp- and weft-float techniques. No batiks or ikats here, just lavishly illustrated examples of little-known cloths from the far reaches of the archipelago. —Roy W. Hamilton, Senior Curator for Asia and Pacific Collections, the Fowler Museum, UCLA
"The intriguing title and the luscious cover pull you toward them, asking you to put off what you're doing, sit down, and spend time with this book...It is illustrated with primarily full-color photos of some of the most exquisite fabrics and pieces of clothing I have ever seen." —Shelburne News
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- PublisherBAB Publishing Indonesia
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 6027208503
- ISBN 13 9786027208506
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages300
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