Textiles of ASEAN
Nine weaving traditions behind one modern industry
Every member country brings centuries of textile craft to the region. The same skill and material knowledge now underpins ASEAN’s factories, mills and fashion houses.
Hol silk
Weft-ikat silk, with patterns tie-dyed into the threads before weaving.
Batik
Wax-resist dyed cloth, with distinct motifs from Java to Sumatra.
Sinh weaving
Hand-woven silk skirts with intricate supplementary-weft borders.
Songket
Silk or cotton brocade woven with gold and silver threads.
Acheik
Wave-patterned silk woven with many small shuttles, worn on ceremonial occasions.
Piña
Sheer, fine cloth woven from pineapple-leaf fibre, often finely embroidered.
Kebaya embroidery
The Peranakan nyonya kebaya, with detailed hand and machine embroidery.
Thai silk
Lustrous hand-woven silk, including mudmee ikat from the northeast.
Lụa silk
Smooth, soft silk from long-established weaving villages.
One Vision, One Identity, One Community.
The ASEAN motto, carried into the region’s textile industry.