About the event:
In conjunction with the 'Oceans That Speak' exhibition, the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia invites you to revive the heritage of Kesenian Sulaman Tekat.
Seni Tekatan is a form of textile embroidery on velvet fabric. Tekatan is also known as suji timbul, which refers to raised embroidery. The decorative patterns are all created using gold threads in a raised form from the fabric’s surface, with the interior filled with mempulur.
The Instructor:
Puan Faizatol Fazleha Rasdi
Daughter of Adiguru Tekatan, Puan Azizah Adam
Based in Perak and currently leading the craft of gold thread embroidery and continuing the legacy of her mother, Adiguru Tekatan, Puan Azizah Adam, Puan Faizatol Fazleha Rasdi has been producing gold thread embroidery commercially since 2003. She was directly involved in the preparation of embroidery for the wedding of the Crown Prince of Perak, Raja Nazrin Shah, and Tuanku Zara Salim in 2007. She also participated in the "Royal Weaves" exhibition organized by the Sultan Azlan Foundation and the Prince School of Traditional Art in London in June 2011.
Puan Faizatol was commissioned for the installation ceremony of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong in 2019 and was responsible for the embroidery request from the National Archives to recreate the embroidered bedroom set for the Tun Abdul Ghaffar Baba Memorial in 2020. She was also invited by Tourism Perak as a demonstrator for the Internationale Tourismus Börse (ITB) held in Berlin, Germany from 5-7 March 2024, and as a demonstrator at the Go Malaysia Fair at Marina Square, Singapore, from 26-28 April 2024. Most recently, she has been invited as a demonstrator for the 19th Qingyang Sachet Folk Cultural Festival in Qingyang, China, from 10-14 June 2024.
*This workshop will be conducted in Malay
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