The ENDEK BALI ENDEK ENDEK ENDEK women's lung baya looks lincah plays traditional tools when they complete the Balinese loom loom bleeding sheet called Endek. Perhaps because it’s already accustomed and trained, the eyes remain silently seeing threads that generally look so small for their lifetime. His wrinkles still look lincah makes the motives on the weaving thread. This is very difficult to find a young and a lot of craftsmen who work as the contemplate of the word owner of Endek Etmy Kustiyah Sukarsa loom in Denpasar. According to him, the constraints of fabric making endek in the present time in the labor part. In fact, today a lot of crafts that stop because it is already old and there is no regeneration so that it causes the production amount of traditional endetive fabric is improved. In 1984 the crafts of Endek sfour jaya fabric. Woven fabric company in that time is able to absorb hundreds of labor from various ages. But as with the advancement of the era and technology, the traditional Balinese weaving crafts were gradually struck around 2002. One of the factors of endek weaving anjloknya one of the only due to many printed or modern woven fabrics made using the machine. If compared to the price, traditional Endek woven fabric is much more expensive than the printed fabric. Traditional Endek Fabric can take up to a month in the manufacturing stage at the selling price of Rp650 thousand to Rp1.5 million per sheet (2,5 meters) depending on the type of fabric and the complexity of its motif. The current business of the endetive fabric in Denpasar began to be resurrected along with the government’s target to advance the Small and Medium Micro Business sector (UMKM). A total of 14 traditional Balinese business has been registered in the Industry and Trade Department of Denpasar City. Denpasar City Government also held a variety of activities to promote Balinese traditional fabrics in the effort of cultural conservation. The activity is one of the only fashion demonstrations involving teenagers or millennials to promote traditional Endek fabrics. In addition, Denpasar’s Raptor also obliges the State Civil Apparatus (ASN) wearing a uniform made of endetive fabrics in a certain day and as an official clothing on formal occasions. Around the mid-month October 2019, the Capital of the State, Iriana Joko Widodo in his work visit agenda in Bali also visited Perajin Woven Tie Sekar Jepun in Denpasar City. The visit of the State Mother to observe the process of making endetive fabrics from Balinese craftsmanship that began to be popularized by Denpasar’s commentary. Photo and Text : I Nyoman Hendra Wibowo
Author : Nyoman Budhiana
Perajin sorts yarns and making carving motifs.
The craft conducts the process of dyeing the motives on the thread.
The craft binds the thread according to the motive before the coloring process.
Perajin finish fabric making Endek using non-machine loom (ATBM).
The craft separates thread before entering into the weaving tool.
Perajin separates thread as a result of coloring and motive making.
Weaving Workers Bond After Jepun, Etmy Kustiyah Sukarsa install Endek fabric on manekin.
The number of models of millenials expands the fashion design of Endek fabrics in Denpasar Fashion Festival in the pedestrian of the Kumbasari Park river, Denpasar.
