EKSPLORASI TEKNIK SHIBORI DALAM PENGEMBANGAN DESAIN MOTIF TRADISIONAL INDONESIA PADA PERMUKAAN KAIN SANDANG

Abstract

This research is aimed to make Indonesian traditional patterned clothing fabric from the exploration techniques of Shibori that derived from Japan, that in Indonesia is knowed as tie dye. The result of visual perception measurement towards shibori motif (n=50) show that Shibori 3 motif is the most unique motif (mean score=.56), however Shibori 1 motif is the most likeable motif by respondents (mean score=.26) and have the highest preference of buying (mean score=.08). Respondent’s preference is built from mean score of visual elements of Shibori motif 1 inculding: (1) motif complication rate (mean score=.32); (2) dynamic composition (mean score=.62); and (3) elegant image (mean score=.66). The results from the more diverse exploration of Shibori techniques are expected to provide insights on the tie dye from small and medium industry that diverse Indonesian traditional motifs can be applied and developed on tie dye fabric which has only been showing simple motifs produced from ordinary binding