Retail
Cost of Bali Hand Painted Bed Cover
Super King Size 3 x 3 meters US$ 55.00/piece
Queen Size 2.5 x 2.5 meters US$ 45.00/piece
Double Size 2.5 x 2 meters US$ 28.00/piece
Single Size 1.5 x 2 meters US$ 21.00/piece
Bed cover production in Bali is largely based on hand made. This type of handicraft develop well in Bali
from town to villages. Even the production of bed cover in Bali is mostly in the villages. So far known
3 villages produce this handicraft with unique design and have various quality. The materials used to
make bed cover varies from linen, cotton, to polyester. The basic design which is popular for production
of bed cover in Bali Bali is flower and plants, birds and flower, or combination of them. The color is
strong giving contrast from it's base like a canvas, so it is always lookng clean on the bed. Lately
design of contemporary art also used like children's figures of batman, teletabis, and even taken from
Japanese cartoon or Donald Duck. The finished bed cover can be a single piece or with thin divet inside,
stitched following the designs which look very beautiful, and giving the feeling of softness. First step
in producing Bali bed cover is selecting the fabric based on the quality intended. Normally good quality
must used good quality of fabric and good quality the fooloowing process. Most bed cover used white,
light yellow or green as the basic color. The pattern then dwawn by pencil untill all intended surface
is completed with the pattern. The fisnished pattern by pencil then used as the guide line to complete
the actual colored picture, using special paint for cloth. Depending on the plan if it is made in single
cloth or with duvet inside, then bed cover is stiched. There are many bed cover also using pressed print
or sablon and stamp. But this type will not very strong for their color and easy to fade Special offer
on production of Bali bedcover has been launched during the year of 2006 by most of the local unit
producers of this type. Due to the low demand of the bedcover it is expected that the producers will
change their profession to other type that might still giving promiss to the life of the people. |