By way of Majd Othman
KUWAIT: ASEAN embassies in Kuwait have collaborated with Al Sadu Weaving Society to arrange an ‘ASEAN Textile Exhibition & Workshop’ from Sept 1 to six, 2022 on the Sadu Area. The exhibition, which targets to advertise the heritage of ASEAN textiles a few of the Kuwaiti public, characteristic each trendy and nationwide attire, native clothes in addition to hand-crafted garments. The exhibition shows textile merchandise from Malaysia, Brunei Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand, silk and cotton fabrics from Vietnam, batik prints from Indonesia, and tribal design materials from the Philippines.
Sadu Area, which promotes conventional Kuwaiti textiles, will host day-to-day cloth lesson categories and workshops on Indonesia’s batik making, Thailand’s silk fabric flower developing, Philippines’ bracelet weaving and Malaysia’s conventional headgear folding.
Sheikha Bibi Duaij Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Chairwoman of Sadu Area, advised Kuwait Occasions: “Right through our cultural seasons, we collaborate with embassies to host workshops and lectures, construct bridges between cultures, and supply our local people with the talents got from those other cultures. Conventional Kuwaiti designs will also be followed the use of complicated or easy ways, colours, patterns and motifs,” she stated. “Those occasions display how other textiles deliver humanity nearer, weaving in combination a world citizenship the place folks really feel hooked up via their tradition,” she identified.
Thai Ambassador to Kuwait Rooge Thammongkol advised Kuwait Occasions: “Textiles originated greater than 800 years in the past in South Asia. This sort of heritage must be preserved and promoted amongst our Kuwaiti buddies to turn that we have got an extended historical past of textiles, which is aligned with the historical past of Sadu artwork, particularly with the technical facet of processing textiles. With our joint efforts, for the primary time all ASEAN international locations were given in combination to be part of this exhibition in Kuwait. We are hoping subsequent 12 months, we will be able to exert extra efforts to replace mavens and scholars between Kuwait and ASEAN international locations.”
Indonesian Ambassador to Kuwait Lena Maryana stated: “This match shows the richness of the textiles of Asian international locations. ASEAN international locations have a wealthy textile tradition with batik, silk, and so forth. Guests are most effective given a glimpse of our textile heritage. They’ll be amazed in the event that they talk over with all Asian international locations and uncover the various types of gorgeous Asian textiles. Guests can see other types of textiles within the exhibition, that have an attractive tale at the back of them, concerning the individuals who made them in addition to the philosophy at the back of the material.”
Talking of the inclusion of Sadu in UNESCO’s cultural heritage record, Shaimaa Al-Amin, Director of Systems and Public Members of the family at Sadu Area, advised Kuwait Occasions of the want to maintain the textile business, particularly conventional ones, each in the community and globally. She additionally spoke of Kuwait and Sadu Area’s pastime to advertise textile industries from different cultures, particularly ASEAN international locations, whose textile business boasts of a heritage from the 14th century.
“We at Sadu Area are happy with the spectacular attendance and are thankful for the fantastic initiative supplied via ASEAN embassies to supply unfastened textile workshops, that have been totally booked,” Amin added. The exhibition is open to guests from 10 am to two pm and four pm to eight pm, whilst some textiles and handicrafts also are to be had on the market to guests.