Kedawung Ireng Pillow Insert:No Additional Insert Benang Merah takes its name

Benang Merah takes its name from the vibrant red threads that anchor the entire design

45 x 220 cm

beginning with the harvesting of native cotton from Tuban farmland all the way to the hands of local spinsters

Without being too much

The thick black lines framing the white fabric of Pundi Beras are a classic adaptation of lurik that aligns with today’s contemporary taste

Kedawung Ireng Pillow Insert:No Additional Insert Benang Merah takes its nameThe motif in Kedawung Ireng textile takes inspiration from the flat and oval shapes of kedawung seeds, a type of legume tree widely grown in Indonesian forests. The weft floats technique is used to create a small pattern where some of the warp is left unwoven. Darker bark coloured threads are woven as the warp that sets behind a contrasting small white pattern similar to cecekan. A flowing rhythm of cecekan embodies the falling of kedawung seeds from