Kebaya Jumputan uses the technique of tying the cloth and dipping it in dye. The choice of material is one that has a soft texture and falls well.
Jumputan cloth or some also call it rainbow cloth, these two terms refer to the pattern produced.
Jumputan kebaya is clothing that uses the same material but goes through a different process. One is a manufactured product and the other is a handicraft product. The materials used to produce these two styles of jumputan fabric are almost the same. Both chose materials with a soft texture. The difference between the two can be seen in the color pattern, the color pattern of manufactured fabric looks smaller than the color pattern of handicraft products.
Jumputan fabric is usually dominated by rainbow colors using dyeing process. Coloring using handicraft technique is easy but requires patience and precision in doing it. Using handicrafts techic, the process started with making indented patterns on the surface of the fabric, then the fabric is knitted and tied. The ends of the cloth that have been tied are then dipped one by one into the dyed liquid (tie and dye), after which the cloth is rinsed and dried in air.
To get good knitting results, the choice of fabric is very important. Fabrics that are suitable for use in this knitting technique are fabrics that have a soft texture, fall well, and are able to absorb color (in the dyeing process). The fabric chosen is also comfortable to wear. The material requirements mentioned above can be fulfilled by natural silk materials.
For classic kebaya styles, the appearance is generally completed with a shawl as a shoulder decoration, a shawl with the same color and pattern as the kebaya material. Another option is a shawl with the same color and pattern as the Jarit, namely a long cloth covering hips, thighs and calves. It Worn by wrapping the cloth around the wearer’s body, Usually the material chosen is batik.
You can choose a suitable pattern of batik for subordinates as a Jarik, but try to use a dominant color that matches the jumputan kebaya color. The combination of the soft texture of the kebaya material with the jumputan pattern when combined with the right batik jarit cloth will give a thick classic impression. Batik motif that is suitable for the bottom as Jarik, but try to use a dominant color that matches the color of the jumputan kebaya. The combination of the soft texture of jumputan kebaya material with batik cloth with matching colors and patterns will give a classic and elegant impression.
As is known, kebayas are made in body-fit sizes, so appearing in a kebaya implies a charming and graceful aura. When you wear a kebaya, you will unconsciously be carried away by the spirit of wearing kebaya which requires gestures and styles that look cool.
Kebaya has become a kind of dress code in the palace environment, especially on the island of Java. And this icon has been adopted since the birth of kebaya fashion itself. Gradually kebaya fashion became known and worn by all levels of society who could afford it
You can also use jumputan fabric as material for making kebaya with other more innovative patterns and models, adapted to current fashion styles. It doesn’t matter what, as long as the meaning of the kebaya is there, you will get a calm and elegant impression.
Take a look at the photo below, Kebaya is made with collar folds and collar cutouts taking a V shape collar, this kind of kebaya adopts the Kebaya Encim style or some call it Kebaya Betawi.
