This thread is especially for Laverne who has a current fascination with twining and has been working hard to understand the technique and replicate it. See her
blog. I have been going through my collection of Batak textiles looking for examples of twining and have photographed several of them and attach the photos below. An extremely good reference is, not surprisingly, Sandra Niessen's
Legacy in cloth: Batak textiles of Indonesia where, in Technique 8, Finishing Techniques, 8.3, pages 522-529 twining is covered by detailed text and numerous photos and diagrams. See Sandra's
blog from her
Back to the Villages visit to N Sumatra in June 2010 to give copies of
Legacy to the weavers, dyers and twiners who had helped her during her field research for the book during the past thirty years.
Enlightened shows Sandra sitting with twiners in the Karo Batak city of Kaban Jahe.
I am especially attracted to the fine and intricate twining on my older textiles. Most striking at a distance and on the computer screen are the twining borders of the
ragi hotang shoulder cloths usually worn by men for ceremonies. However, whilst they are wide borders of strong patterns the actual twining is relatively coarse. For me the finer twining on
sibolang,
bolean,
surisuri are the ones that really attract.
Most of the images to be posted are from Toba Batak cloths but there are a couple of Karo and one Simalungun (the last three examples posted below). I will make a post per textile with several images of the twining. If you wonder how I can get more than five images in one post it is because of the freedom afforded to Administrator status by the forum software. Many of the designs are repeated on several textiles. I found it interesting to get a sense of identity and style as my bank of images grew. If Laverne would like more blown-up images I will try to provide them.
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Pamela
http://www.tribaltextiles.infoon-line tribal textiles resource