Gringsing kain from Tenganan Village, West Bali (Photo by Murni Ridha)

Rejecting Misfortune with Gringsing

Beyond the simple colours of Balinese weavings

by Murni Ridha, translated by Stanley Widianto

“Murni, do you know about the double ikat fabrics from Bali?” Ibu Mia, my former boss, asked one day as we were relaxing after work.

I shrugged. I had never heard of double ikat fabric before. Now curious, I learned that most…