The sun crawls up, coffee fragrant and boiled banana warms a conversation of a number of mammals at the dahlia group loom, Lembor Village, West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara. The fertilization of the weaves with very piawai plays the jemarinya made Manggarai or often called Songke.
A woman who is familiar with the mother Viktoria seriously believes that the thread does not sprinkle. With a thickened body loom songke, Viktoria and other weaves out the yarn to be given natural dyes.
The wood water redemption turns white thread into yellow thread, while the celupan mahoni formulation produces the prospective brown-colored weaving fiber.
A number of mothers relax at Dahlia Group Weaving House, Lembor Village, West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara.
The number of mammals decompose yarns in Dahlia Group Weaving House, Lembor Village, West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara.
Jemari's mothers inserted the strands for the strands of the thread, it has become a uniquely motivated brand of Manggarai, namely the manuk eyes. Soft color is not striking is the characteristic feature of the songke fabric with natural coloring.
The already finished songke fabric, some are ready to pick up. There is also a display at the etalase. One of the determination, Candy Mayangsari who is the owner of UMKM and kriya, forwarding the journey of the Dahlia group's father to the customer. In a tiny store belonging to Labuan Bajo, Candy organizes and exhibits a songke fabric as well as looming sensitivities.
Songke’s products are also displayed in virtual display. The market becomes the way to introduce the results of the mother's weaving to the buyers in a further and wider place to the nation.
The craft prepares natural dyes in Dahlia Group Weaving House, Lembor Village, West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara.
The craft weave thread to be used as a songke fabric at Dahlia Group Weaving House, Lembor Village, West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara.
This UMKM digitalization program is in line with the government’s step through the Indonesian Artificial Bangga Movement program that encourages UMKM players to join the digital ecosystem to help their business sustainability. The government targets there is 30 million UMKM, or about 50 percent of the population, which joined the digital ecosystem on 2024 later.
Photo and text : Rivan Awal Lingga
Motif manuk eyes on songke fabric at Dahlia Group Weaving House, Lembor Village, West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara.
The craft make natural coloring in Dahlia Group Weaving House, Lembor Village, West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara.
The craft shows wood spices as natural dyes in Dahlia Group Weaving House, Lembor Village, West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara.
The craft dipped yarn into natural dyes in Dahlia Group Weaving House, Lembor Village, West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara.
Calon buyers choose manuk songke fabric in woven fabric store, Labuan Bajo, West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara.
Buy to conduct digital payment transactions in woven fabric stores, Labuan Bajo, West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara.
Photo collages of the Chairman of the Dahlia Viktoria Group (left), and the owner of UMKM and kriya from the candy Mayangsari loom (right) in West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara
Editor : Prasetyo Utomo
