Dynamics of Industrial Revolution 4.0: Digital Technology Transformation and Cultural Evolution –
Wulandari et al (eds)
© 2021 The Author(s), ISBN 978-1-032-04451-4
The potential to revitalize Sasirangan fabric using natural dyes
A. Salsabillah & A. Arumsari
Telkom University, Bandung, Indonesia
ABSTRACT: The fashion industry in Indonesia is increasingly developing with the demand for
various fashion products that always follow fashion trends. Along with the increasing demand,
Sasirangan fabrics began to lose their identity by dyeing using synthetic dyes. This is because
synthetic dyes, which are relatively stable, are firmly attached to the fabric and the manufacturing
process, which tends to be faster and cheaper. Sasirangan fabric production activities always
produce a large amount of liquid waste, especially synthetic dyes that cannot decompose naturally.
The liquid waste is directly disposed into the surrounding environment without going through
any processing process, so that it has great potential for environmental pollution, especially in
Kalimantan waters. Therefore, it is necessary to revitalize Sasirangan fabric coloring by using
natural dyes. In addition to restoring the identity of the Sasirangan fabric, which is believed to
be a “medicine” with various natural motifs and colors, it is also hoped that the selling value and
creativity of Sasirangan fabric products will increase so that it can realize sustainable fashion and
the 8th sustainable development goal, for the sake of ensuring the sustainability of a prosperous
life on earth.
Keywords: Sasirangan fabric, fashion industry, natural dyes, sustainable fashion
1 INTRODUCTION
Population growth in Indonesia has increased every year, which is directly proportional to the
development and progress of the country’s industry. However, industry’s progress is not balanced
between the processes contained and the waste produced, resulting in environmental pollution that
threatens the survival of humans and the ecosystem on Earth. One of the industries in Indonesia that
is growing rapidly is the fashion industry, as evidenced by the statement put forward by the Creative
Economy Agency (BEKRAF) in the OPUS – Creative Economy Outlook 2017 that fashion is the
largest sub-sector of the 15 sub-sectors in Indonesia’s creative industry which accounts for 56% of
country’s products in the creative industry. Also, 24% of the workforce is in the fashion sub-sector.
The phenomenon of the rapid development of the fashion industry also has an impact on the
growing Sasirangan fabric industry. Sasirangan fabric is one of the traditional fabrics of the Banjar
tribe from South Kalimantan Province which has been passed down from generation to generation
from the 12th to the 14th centuries when Lambung Mangkurat became Patih Negara Dipa. Based
on the story that developed, the Sasirangan fabric was first made by Patih Lambung Mangkurat
after he was meditating for 40 days and 40 nights on a raft (Andriani 2018). According to Kholis
(2016), Sasirangan fabric was originally known by the people of South Kalimantan as Pamintan
fabric, which in the Banjar language means request, the function of the Sasirangan fabric being if
someone is being treated for a pingitan disease. Seclusion disease is a disease that originates from
the spirits of ancestors who are aristocrats, said to have lived in the pantheon or the spirit realm. At
this time, Pamintan fabric is better known as Sasirangan fabric. The word Sasirangan is literally
not a noun: “Sa” means one and “Sirangan” means baste or sewn (Wijaya et al. 2015). This refers
to the process of making the Sasirangan fabric itself which has a sewing process or baste and then
dipped in dye.
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DOI 10.1201/9781003193241-38
Wulandari et al (eds)
© 2021 The Author(s), ISBN 978-1-032-04451-4
The potential to revitalize Sasirangan fabric using natural dyes
A. Salsabillah & A. Arumsari
Telkom University, Bandung, Indonesia
ABSTRACT: The fashion industry in Indonesia is increasingly developing with the demand for
various fashion products that always follow fashion trends. Along with the increasing demand,
Sasirangan fabrics began to lose their identity by dyeing using synthetic dyes. This is because
synthetic dyes, which are relatively stable, are firmly attached to the fabric and the manufacturing
process, which tends to be faster and cheaper. Sasirangan fabric production activities always
produce a large amount of liquid waste, especially synthetic dyes that cannot decompose naturally.
The liquid waste is directly disposed into the surrounding environment without going through
any processing process, so that it has great potential for environmental pollution, especially in
Kalimantan waters. Therefore, it is necessary to revitalize Sasirangan fabric coloring by using
natural dyes. In addition to restoring the identity of the Sasirangan fabric, which is believed to
be a “medicine” with various natural motifs and colors, it is also hoped that the selling value and
creativity of Sasirangan fabric products will increase so that it can realize sustainable fashion and
the 8th sustainable development goal, for the sake of ensuring the sustainability of a prosperous
life on earth.
Keywords: Sasirangan fabric, fashion industry, natural dyes, sustainable fashion
1 INTRODUCTION
Population growth in Indonesia has increased every year, which is directly proportional to the
development and progress of the country’s industry. However, industry’s progress is not balanced
between the processes contained and the waste produced, resulting in environmental pollution that
threatens the survival of humans and the ecosystem on Earth. One of the industries in Indonesia that
is growing rapidly is the fashion industry, as evidenced by the statement put forward by the Creative
Economy Agency (BEKRAF) in the OPUS – Creative Economy Outlook 2017 that fashion is the
largest sub-sector of the 15 sub-sectors in Indonesia’s creative industry which accounts for 56% of
country’s products in the creative industry. Also, 24% of the workforce is in the fashion sub-sector.
The phenomenon of the rapid development of the fashion industry also has an impact on the
growing Sasirangan fabric industry. Sasirangan fabric is one of the traditional fabrics of the Banjar
tribe from South Kalimantan Province which has been passed down from generation to generation
from the 12th to the 14th centuries when Lambung Mangkurat became Patih Negara Dipa. Based
on the story that developed, the Sasirangan fabric was first made by Patih Lambung Mangkurat
after he was meditating for 40 days and 40 nights on a raft (Andriani 2018). According to Kholis
(2016), Sasirangan fabric was originally known by the people of South Kalimantan as Pamintan
fabric, which in the Banjar language means request, the function of the Sasirangan fabric being if
someone is being treated for a pingitan disease. Seclusion disease is a disease that originates from
the spirits of ancestors who are aristocrats, said to have lived in the pantheon or the spirit realm. At
this time, Pamintan fabric is better known as Sasirangan fabric. The word Sasirangan is literally
not a noun: “Sa” means one and “Sirangan” means baste or sewn (Wijaya et al. 2015). This refers
to the process of making the Sasirangan fabric itself which has a sewing process or baste and then
dipped in dye.
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DOI 10.1201/9781003193241-38