The geringsing is considered sacred throughout Bali and has always been very rare and expensive. Many stories have been told about it - human blood is said to be needed in order to acquire its deep rich color. Older items sometimes come up for sale but are inevitably damaged. If you want to buy a geringsing, tenganan is the worst place to start, s the villagers here would never sell you their sacred cloth. What is available is usually bought from outside to be sold at outrageous prices to unsuspecting tourists.
A number of places specialist in ne ikat cloths. Singaraja in north Bali is renowned as home of the best ikat. Gianyae has many ikat factories with hundreds of women still weaving by hand. Sediman, on the way to Besakih Temple, also has famous factory. if you are looking for a bargain, try Denpasar market. Nowadays, ikat is rarely made from woven silk but from cotton or rayon. Colors are usually very bright and many of the motifs are new. To test the quality, find out if the colors run or the cloth shrinks.
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