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Tradi&onalKnowledgeand
CleaningMethodsfor
Tex&lePreserva&onin
MALAYSIA
Mohd Syahrul Ab. Ghani
Senior Curator
National Textile Museum
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Implementa)onStrategies
Qualita)veResearch
Respondent
Weavers,traders,villagepeople,professionalsfrom
museumandelderlypeople.
Loca)on
PeninsularMalaysia–Kelantan,Terengganu,Pahang,
KualaLumpurandSelangor.
CostSavingandsafeforhumanhealth.
WETCLEANINGMETHOD
Citronella–
SoakingTechnique
Citronella–Vaporizing
Technique
Step1
PoundedCitronella
Step1
Mashedandmixwithhot
water
Step2
Mixwithwarm
water
Step2
Placeonthemeshorcan
usebothhandstohold
tex)le
Step3
Soakwithin30
minutestoanhour
Step4
Dryandhangin
shadyareaand
windy
Step3
Steam
Pictures:Citronella
(seraiwangi)
CymbogonNardusL
Step4
Dryundertheshade,open
air,spaciousareaand
goodven)la)on
Removingruststainusingthelimejuice
Step1
Cuttwolimes
Step2
Rubinarearuststainon
clothing
Step3
Soakinsaltwater
Step4
Washingasusual
Elimina)ngBananaResinTree
Step1
Applyasmallamountofcalcium
carbonate(kapurmakan/kapur
sireh)–areaofstainbananaresin
tree.
Step2
Leaveitforafewminutes
Step3
Washingasusual
Picture2:Calciumcarbonate
applyonbetelleave
WhiteningMethodforWhite
Clothes
Step1
Burnthedesiccatedcoconutto
producetheash.
Step2
TheashesmustbefilteredandveVed
toremovethedirtandcharcoal.
Step3
Ashespowderwillbemixwithwarm
water.
Step4
Soakthewhiteclothesforthewhile,
maybeadayordependingonthe
condi)onofthewhiteclothes.
Step5
Rinsewithnormaltemperaturewater
aWersoaking.
Step6
Clothesmustbehunginven)la)on
andspaciousarea.
WetCleaningMethodUsing
TheAshes
ofDesiccatedCoconut
WetCleaningMethodUsing
TheAshesofGrainHusk(SekamPadi)
GrainHusk
TheAshesofGrainHusk
Burn
FruitsandPlants
useasadetergent
LeavesofPatchouli
(PogostemonCablinBenth)
or
localnamecalled‘DaunNilam’
Kaffirlime(CitrusHystrix)
Calamondin
(fortunellajaponica)
‘AsamKeratLintang’
(citrusmedicaLinn)
Soap
DRYCLEANINGMETHOD
ATypeofIncenseBurnerWare
inMalaysia
ChickenTrap/Cage
DryCleaningMethodwithSmoke
“setanggi”=IncenseBurner
PESTCONTROL
BanishCockroachesusing
Pandanleaves
(PandanusAmaryllifolius)
Step1
Tiedupthepandanleaves
Step2
Placeinseparatecontainer
Step3
LeaveitandmonitoraWer
amonth
Step4
Repeat
Picture:PandanLeaves
(PandanusAmaryllifolius)
BanishSilverfishUsingCloves
(SyzygiumAroma&cum)
Step1
Placetheclovesinsacinsmall
fabrics
Step2
Avoiddirectcontactwithtex)les
Step3
MonitorandchangeaWertwo
months
Step4
Repeat
Picture:Cloves
(SyzygiumAroma&com)
“BungaCengkih”
Keroseneapplytotheyarn
tosmooththetreads
(Pekan,Pahang)
Mrs.Nor)pah
andherdaughter-weavers
PERFUMINGFABRICS
Cloves
(SyzygiumAroma)com)
PandanLeaves
(PandanusAmaryllifolius)
PerfumingFabricUsingFlowers
BungaKenanga
(CanagiumOdoratum)
Step1
Choosethe
flower
BungaMelur/Jasmine
(Jasminumsambac)
Step2
Leaveitin
between
fabrics
Step3
Monitorand
changeit
BungaMawar/Ros
(DamaskRose)
Step4
Repeat
ToShinningthetex)les
CalendaringMethod
With
Cowryshells(cypria&gers)
Shiningthemetalthread
withFacepowder
(KeringkaminSarawak)
SamFongHoiTongFace
Powder/‘bedaknyonya’
Colourcare
Tomaintainthecolourof
ba)kclotheswithtea
Step1
Soaktheba)kclothesin
thetea.
Step2
Leaveitin20minutes
Step3
WashandRinsewithwater
withoutanydetergentor
soap.
Step4
Hangingoodven)la)on
area
Tomaintainthecolourof
ba)kclotheswithpapaya
leavesjuice.
Step1
SqueezeandCrumplythe
papayaleaveswithwater.
Step2
Soak12hoursorovernight
Step3
Hangingoodven)la)on
area.
Storage
CabinetsandBoxesfor
StoringClothing
‘Cendana’/Sandalwood
(SantalumAlbumLinn)
‘Gaharu’
(Aquilariamalaccensis)
SPECIALTHANKS
ALivingHeritage