About Songket

Songket is a rich and luxurious fabric, handwoven in silk or cotton yarns, using metallic threads to form the beautiful and intricate songket motifs. Although the term songket is derived from the word menyongket (meaning to embroider), it is by no means embroidered. Instead, it is woven using the supplementary weft technique whereby groups of metallic weft threads are interwoven with weft and warp threads of the background, providing a contrast in both colour and texture. As such, songket-weaving is a laborious and tedious process that requires a high degree of concentration from the weaver, resulting in a work of art that would exhibit the craftsmanship and skills of the weaver. Traditionally, songket is used for formal or ceremonial occasions such as installations and investitures and religious rites such as circumcision ceremonies. Nowadays, however, it is mosto often worn at Malay weddings, Hari Raya, convocations and state functions. Songket also serves as a corporate gift and decorative purpose. It can be adapted to make elegant table runners, pillow cases and even framed pieces of art. A mans songket attire typically consists of a stiff end kerchief or head-wrapper (tengkolok), a long-sleeved tunic (baju) with a stud collar, a tasselled waistcloth, a kneelength sarong (samping) and trousers. Woman may wear songket either baju kurung style which comprises a long tunic worn over an ankle-length sarong or baju kebaya style, where a long blouse fastened with gold brooches is worn over an ankle-length sarong. Most of our songket is produced in Terengganu. A good songket is the combination of design, quality of gold thread, weaving techniques and the weavers skills. And after the skills are passed on from mother to daughter.

About Us
ATIKAHS SONGKET was established in 1970, by the late Hjh. Atikah Mohd., the owner and founder of ATIKAH SONGKET. Coming from four generations of weavers, the late Atikahs mother was already well established as a famous weaver with a skill in providing the finest songket. Her business acumen was demonstrated through her increasing clientele as well as the dedication of loyal weavers. ATIKAHS SONGKET TTDI is owned by Pn. Noriah Ashari. The youngest of five siblings, two of her siblings are also involved in the songket business. She began her business from home for 10 years when she moved to Kuala Lumpur in 1993. She then incorporated ATEEQAH SONGKET SDN. BHD. in 1998 with ATIKAHS SONGKET as a brand name. The shop in Taman Tun Dr. Ismail opened its doors in 2003, officiated by YB Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz.