28 April 2009

Kalimah: Offering 400 motif of painted mukena with various of flora


At first, Nita Murniati ( 48) which is have a hobby of painting used canvas as its paint media. Now, after she quit as employee in Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi, Jakarta. She pour her skillness on mukena (moslemah praying clothes) precisely in 2002. So, the brand of painted mukena, Kalimah begin to appear. In her hand an ordinary mukena can be more valuable and enthused. Up to now 400 immeasurable painting motif of various flora like orchid, jasmine, rose, asoka, chain flowers, and foliage have been collected. Early capital. According to Nita, opening painted mukena business, the skill of painting is not very required, the most important is hard working and willingness to try something that visible and poured in painting. Nita start her business with early capital 12 millions rupiahs, which is used to buy raw material of polyno cotton cloth
At first, Nita Murniati ( 48) which is have a hobby of painting used canvas as its paint media. Now, after she quit as employee in Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi, Jakarta. She pour her skillness on mukena (moslemah praying clothes) precisely in 2002. So, the brand of painted mukena, Kalimah begin to appear. In her hand an ordinary mukena can be more valuable and enthused. Up to now 400 immeasurable painting motif of various flora like orchid, jasmine, rose, asoka, chain flowers, and foliage have been collected.

Early capital. According to Nita, opening painted mukena business, the skill of painting is not very required, the most important is hard working and willingness to try something that visible and poured in painting. Nita start her business with early capital 12 millions rupiahs, which is used to buy raw material of polyno cotton cloth, two big sewing machine.

Initially Nita only have a drop of motif like orchid bloom motif. Along it’s growth, Nita’s painted model begin to varying. Almost every three months, she always release a different painting motif. So that in range of time six months, she already have created not less than 400 motif. Start from single motif and also combination of painting motifs which have exist before such as bud rose, moon orchid, chain jasmine and rose bloom which combine with circular motif and green leaves. With to many newest motifs, she always documenting painted mukena, so if there’s a same order in the future, she can imitated a new one. And the most enthused motif by most consumer is little flower motif which stringed up with bar between one flower with other flower and the clolour of motif which is bright combination colours like pink flower and green leaf.

Product quality. The fascination of mukena which is produce by Nita, besides always vary motif, the material of cloth is very comfort that is polyno cotton with chummy colour choice among women such as white, broken white, pink, pitch, green, blue, green toscha, purple and yellow. Nita Said that, this kind of cloth most love by many customer because when weared feel comfort even though under sunshine.

The gyration price is 250 thousand till 2 millions rupiahs per set.One set mukena usually pack in a bag which containing of mukena, kain sarungan (praying clothes) and sajadah (praying mat). Besides mukena, she also sell kerudung (painted cowl) with gyration price start from 35 thousand till 500 thousand rupiahs, clothes offered start from 75 thousand till 1.5 millions rupiahs. Coat offered start from 125 thousand till 1.5 millions rupiahs.


How to make painted Mukena of flower chain motif

Material and appliance
White cloth of polyno cotton = 2 yards
Green acrylic paint
Sewing machine, scissor, yarn

How to make
First step is make mukena
Make pattern of mukena above cotton cloth of polyno white later, then cut according to pattern and sew to form a mukena.
For the sarong of mukena, make cloth pattern in cotton of polyno white later, then cut according to pattern and sew with forming sarong.
Hereinafter draw motif namely to part of mukena, draw flower motif string up around part of edge under mukena and at backside of mukena use pencil of special picture draw pattern ( ruddle bluely). While to part of its sarong, draw flower string up that in around edge under sarong.
Last, paint mentioned motif with acrylic paint green colour by using canting (tool for drawing batik). Painted Mukena is ready to sold or marketed.

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