KUALA LUMPUR: Yayasan Tenun Pahang Diraja, the muse arrange to protect the artwork of constructing Royal Pahang woven material, will likely be internet hosting the 8th Asean Traditional Textiles Symposium 2022, scheduled to be held from Sept 25 to 30 in Putrajaya.
Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah mentioned the symposium would deliver collectively textile artists, artisans and weavers from throughout Malaysia, Asean and different areas to share data on the distinctiveness of their textiles.
Her Majesty mentioned the biennial symposium would additionally showcase the great thing about Malaysian textiles together with songket and batik, in addition to the strategies of textile-making, similar to tekat, tenun, telepuk and menggerus for the world neighborhood to study.
“Apart from strengthening ties amongst Asean international locations which have their very own kinds and strategies of weaving and batik-making, we additionally need to spotlight all sorts of textile crafts in Malaysia.
“We additionally need to present what our authorities has been doing in defending the textile crafts although we don’t have too many designs in contrast to different international locations. We need to present what our authorities has achieved to be sure that these items don’t die,” Her Majesty instructed a press convention at Istana Negara on Friday (July 1).
Tunku Azizah, who’s the founder and patron of the muse, mentioned she personally nominated Malaysia to be the host for this 12 months’s version as she wished to be concerned in organising the significant occasion.
“Actually, for the 8th version of the Asean Traditional Textiles Symposium, Singapore ought to have been the host, however I made a request to Singapore to give approach to Malaysia in order that I can play host to the symposium whereas I’m nonetheless (the Queen) right here,” she mentioned.
Her Majesty mentioned numerous beautiful collections can be showcased on the symposium, together with her personal tenun assortment, items woven by prisoners, and the non-public assortment of cultural determine, the late Sharifah Azah Mohamed Alsagoff, higher generally known as Azah Aziz.
At the symposium, 17 working papers would even be introduced by 13 international locations, together with Brunei, Indonesia, Cambodia, Canada, India, the Philippines and Myanmar, primarily to talk about the preservation of the artwork and sustainability of authentic woven textiles within the Asean area.
Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah is predicted to grace the opening of the symposium, whereas Tunku Azizah is scheduled to ship the keynote handle.
The basis was established to develop Tenun Pahang Diraja (Royal Pahang woven material) as a heritage craft trade able to bettering the dwelling requirements of the individuals by creating job alternatives for artists, artisans and weavers.
Commenting on the London Craft Week, which was held from May 9 to 15 and featured the Tenun Pahang Diraja, Tunku Azizah expressed satisfaction when the exhibition recorded up to 3,000 guests.
Her Majesty mentioned a lot of the guests praised the distinctiveness and great thing about the woven items made by prisoners by the jail weaving programme, whereas on the similar time recommended the efforts taken by Tunku Azizah and the Malaysian Government in recognising the nation’s crafts.
“Many of them didn’t imagine that we had been additionally showcasing materials designed and woven by prisoners. I instructed them now we have gone far since we branded Tenun Pahang Diraja in 2005. It has been 17 years. So, Alhamdulillah I used to be very proud of the encouraging response.
“Visitors stored coming from morning to evening. They additionally had a style of the prisoners’ meals merchandise, similar to biscuits, sardine rolls and mini murtabak,” Her Majesty added. – Bernama
