Songket Expanded Sales To Singapore

Pekanbaru (Antara Bali) - Producers of Songket cloth  hope to expand their market to Singapore and Malaysia, as the traditional product of woven cloth have attracted many buyer among tourists from the two countries.

So far Songket cloth products have been sold only at the International Airport of  Sultan Syarif Kasim II  and souvenir shops in this city.

"We will expand sales to Singapore starting 2013. We are optimistic with the plan to expand  the market," a Songket maker Zaitun said in Kampar on Thursday.

Zaitun said Songket is growing in demand with main buyers not only tourists from Singapore and  Malaysia, but also  from other regions in the country.

A craftsman could produce a  2 meters long and 1.5 meters wide  songket and a 1.8 meters x 25 centimeter shawl in seven to eight days, he said. (*/DWA/T007)