Tradi&onalKnowledgeandCleaningMethodsforTex&lePreserva&onin

MALAYSIA

Mohd Syahrul Ab. Ghani Senior Curator

National Textile Museum Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

Implementa)onStrategiesQualita)veResearch

RespondentWeavers,traders,villagepeople,professionalsfrommuseumandelderlypeople.

Loca)onPeninsularMalaysia–Kelantan,Terengganu,Pahang,KualaLumpurandSelangor.

CostSavingandsafeforhumanhealth.

Citronella–SoakingTechnique

Citronella–VaporizingTechnique

WETCLEANINGMETHOD

Pictures:Citronella(seraiwangi)

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Step1PoundedCitronella

Step2Mixwithwarmwater

Step3Soakwithin30minutestoanhour

Step4Dryandhanginshadyareaandwindy

Step1Mashedandmixwithhotwater

Step2Placeonthemeshorcanusebothhandstoholdtex)le

Step3Steam

Step4Dryundertheshade,openair,spaciousareaandgoodven)la)on

Removingruststainusingthelimejuice

Step1Cuttwolimes

Step2Rubinarearuststainonclothing

Step3Soakinsaltwater

Step4Washingasusual

Elimina)ngBananaResinTree

Step1Applyasmallamountofcalciumcarbonate(kapurmakan/kapursireh)–areaofstainbananaresintree.

Step2Leaveitforafewminutes

Step3Washingasusual

Picture2:Calciumcarbonateapplyonbetelleave

Step1Burnthedesiccatedcoconuttoproducetheash.Step2TheashesmustbefilteredandveVedtoremovethedirtandcharcoal.Step3Ashespowderwillbemixwithwarmwater.Step4Soakthewhiteclothesforthewhile,maybeadayordependingonthecondi)onofthewhiteclothes.Step5RinsewithnormaltemperaturewateraWersoaking.Step6Clothesmustbehunginven)la)onandspaciousarea.

WhiteningMethodforWhiteClothes

WetCleaningMethodUsingTheAshes

ofDesiccatedCoconut

WetCleaningMethodUsingTheAshesofGrainHusk(SekamPadi)

Burn

TheAshesofGrainHuskGrainHusk

LeavesofPatchouli(PogostemonCablinBenth)

orlocalnamecalled‘DaunNilam’

Kaffirlime(CitrusHystrix)

Calamondin(fortunellajaponica)

‘AsamKeratLintang’(citrusmedicaLinn)

FruitsandPlantsuseasadetergent

Soap

ATypeofIncenseBurnerWareinMalaysia ChickenTrap/Cage

DRYCLEANINGMETHOD

DryCleaningMethodwithSmoke“setanggi”=IncenseBurner

PESTCONTROLBanishCockroachesusingPandanleaves(PandanusAmaryllifolius)Step1Tiedupthepandanleaves

Step2Placeinseparatecontainer

Step3LeaveitandmonitoraWeramonth

Step4Repeat

Picture:PandanLeaves(PandanusAmaryllifolius)

BanishSilverfishUsingCloves(SyzygiumAroma&cum)

Step1Placetheclovesinsacinsmall

fabrics

Step2Avoiddirectcontactwithtex)les

Step3MonitorandchangeaWertwo

months

Step4Repeat

Picture:Cloves(SyzygiumAroma&com)

“BungaCengkih”

Keroseneapplytotheyarntosmooththetreads

(Pekan,Pahang)

Mrs.Nor)pahandherdaughter-weavers

PERFUMINGFABRICSCloves

(SyzygiumAroma)com)PandanLeaves

(PandanusAmaryllifolius)

PerfumingFabricUsingFlowers

BungaKenanga(CanagiumOdoratum)

BungaMelur/Jasmine(Jasminumsambac)

BungaMawar/Ros(DamaskRose)

Step2Leaveitinbetweenfabrics

Step1Choosetheflower

Step3Monitorandchangeit

Step4Repeat

ToShinningthetex)lesCalendaringMethod

WithCowryshells(cypria&gers)

ShiningthemetalthreadwithFacepowder(KeringkaminSarawak)

SamFongHoiTongFacePowder/‘bedaknyonya’

Colourcare

Tomaintainthecolourofba)kclotheswithtea

Step1Soaktheba)kclothesinthetea.

Step2Leaveitin20minutes

Step3WashandRinsewithwaterwithoutanydetergentorsoap.

Step4Hangingoodven)la)onarea

Tomaintainthecolourofba)kclotheswithpapayaleavesjuice.

Step1SqueezeandCrumplythepapayaleaveswithwater.

Step2Soak12hoursorovernight

Step3Hangingoodven)la)onarea.

Storage

‘Cendana’/Sandalwood(SantalumAlbumLinn)

CabinetsandBoxesforStoringClothing

‘Gaharu’(Aquilariamalaccensis)

SPECIALTHANKSALivingHeritage