Bu Sarmi
Bu Sarmi has drawn batik for 46 years, the last fourteen at GURAT. She draws the Golden Phoenix silks, one a month, and checks every kain panjang before it is folded and labelled.
A batik house in Babagan, Lasem
Our story
GURAT started in 2011 with three makers drawing for other labels. Today eleven of us work in one house in Desa Babagan.
The house has a long verandah, where the drawing is done, and a well in the yard. Every piece on this site was drawn there. Garments are cut and sewn in the room behind the showroom by Pak Hadi, who has tailored kebaya in Lasem since the nineties.
Gurat means a fine scratched line. We chose the name because a maker's hand shows most in the thinnest lines, and those are the ones we never rush.
2011The year the first three makers started
11Makers on the verandah today
46Years Bu Sarmi has been drawing batik
900Pieces a year, every one batik tulis
The makers
The names on your card
Every piece carries the name of the woman who drew it. These two sign the most cards.
Bu Sarmi
Mbak Wulan
Wulan joined at nineteen and trained under Bu Sarmi for three years. She now draws most of our silk, including the Burung Hong Silk and the Naga Biru.
Visit
The showroom
The front room of the house, with every design on the shelves and a fitting corner for garments. Ask for the verandah and you can watch a piece being drawn.
- Monday to Saturday9.00 to 16.00
- SundayBy appointment
- AddressDesa Babagan, Lasem, Rembang
Trade
Trade accounts
Boutiques and hotels buy from us at trade prices from ten pieces a season. We reply to every application within two working days.
Cloth by the lengthAny design in the shop, in lengths up to four metres.
Garments under your labelCut to your size chart, from twenty pieces.
Guest giftsBoxed shawls and rolled silks with your card inside.