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Apprentices => Useful Tools For People Learning To Make Quality Garments => Topic started by: posaune on November 14, 2016, 09:08:38 PM

Title: Wonderfull fabric
Post by: posaune on November 14, 2016, 09:08:38 PM
I do not know to where I should write this I choose this because the word learning and quality garments  were in the title.
I thought you should see this too - I'm speechless about that craftmanship.

Yesterday I got a mail from a befriended tailor. He showed me some shirts he did recently. Here is one of them:
(https://s12.postimg.org/qs0h51955/image3.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/qs0h51955/)

I asked him about the fabric because I thought the fit of the fabric pattern is amazing. He send me some pics and I give you here 2 of them
(https://s16.postimg.org/bsq34b1xt/image4.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/bsq34b1xt/)

(https://s13.postimg.org/9h1cbf8qr/image5.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/9h1cbf8qr/)

He wrote:
It is called Batik sutra atbm.  the key word is : Membatik.

The fabric is made from synthetic silk. And they draw the picture (I mean the flowers) by hand (with wax and there are severall clever dyeing processes).

It takes maybe a few weeks to a month to make (to painting) a Batik.
Sometimes it is made not from silk but from cotton fabric.
The fabric is 250cm times 112cm .
See the pattern laying:
Next picture: The paper pattern one side of the body:
You see beside the back pattern , there are long vertical flowers, they are for collar and under collar and the small vertical flower are for the cuff.

Next pic:  Pattern for the other side 

The piece of fabric is designed for just one shirt ! Just Beautifull
For those who are interested I have found a video in english

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wylWYSHkzoQ
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posaune

Title: Re: Wonderfull fabric
Post by: TTailor on November 14, 2016, 11:52:47 PM
Fascinating, beautil and an incredibly detailed process!
This was good to see, thanks.
Title: Re: Wonderfull fabric
Post by: Henry Hall on November 15, 2016, 03:06:58 AM
Great pattern matching on the first shirt.

I've seen this batik process with my own eyes, in Indonesia nearly 15 years ago. On a very small scale though. My girlfriend at that time is of Indonesian origin (via Suriname) and I went with her family to seek out relatives. It rained for almost three months. We brought back several hand-made Sarong cloths.
Title: Re: Wonderfull fabric
Post by: hutch-- on November 15, 2016, 04:51:18 AM
Thanks for post these photos, its very good quality work but I would hate to have to pay for fabric like that, it must be worth a fortune.
Title: Re: Wonderfull fabric
Post by: Greger on November 15, 2016, 07:48:05 AM
When in high school some girls were doing batik in art class. It is a nice art. And makes nice clothing.
Title: Re: Wonderfull fabric
Post by: Schneiderfrei on November 15, 2016, 09:47:41 AM
That is very lovely posaune.  Thank you for sharing.

I am amazed at the parts of the cloth that are not used for this shirt, wow, that is a very artistic decision.

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Title: Re: Wonderfull fabric
Post by: spookietoo on December 24, 2016, 11:59:46 AM
Stunning work! Thank you for posting.