Jepara Central Java Regency is also famous for art crafts and Karimunjawa Island as a well-known marine tourist destination to Mancanegara turned out to still store other attraction, namely traditional fabric crafts for Troso bonds in the village of Troso Pecanga district.
Weaving Troso has already been owned by the villagers of Troso since 1935 began from the gedog heritage looms descending and then around 1943 began to develop into a pancal loom and then in 1946 switching to become a Non-Engineering Tool (ATMB) to date.
Various motifs are produced from Troso looms such as Silk motifs, Rangrang, Knitted, Endek, Skaf and Kalimantan motifs. Price per piece of fabric varies from Rp135 thousand to Rp500 thousand for cotton fabric and Rp500 thousand to Rp3 million for silk fabric type. The price of this Troso weaving fabric is more expensive than batik stamp because this Troso weaving is made using Non-machine Weaving Tool (ATBM).
Perajin conducts the process of "Nyepul" or moves yarns from Kelos or place threads into small sepants in Troso Village, Pecangaan, Jepara, Central Java.
Perajin conducts the process of "Nyepul" or moves the thread from the kelos or place of yarn into a small quarter in Troso Village, Pecangaan, Jepara, Central Java.
The main market of Troso’s looms is almost 80 percent of crafts results are marketed on the island and the rest to several cities such as Yogjakarta, Jakarta, Solo and Pekalongan. Even the majority of export-tested Balinese looms products are the results of Troso village people.
There is still more than 6,000 permits that continue to serve to maintain its existence in the middle of the various difficulties in their sense, among which it is difficult for raw materials because it still should be imported from India. Another problem is the minimizing of young generations to be the successor as the traditional fabric craft, they prefer to work in factories that emerge in the area, so it is alarmed will impose the sustainability of the distinctive craft in the future.
Photo and Text: Joseph Nugroho
Perajin conducts the process of weaving Non-Machine (ATBM) in Troso Village, Pecangaan, Jepara, Central Java.
Perajin conducts the process of "Nyepul" or moves the thread from the kelos or place of yarn into a small quarter in Troso Village, Pecangaan, Jepara, Central Java.
Perajin conducts the process of sunbathing the coloring thread before the fabric is woven in Troso Village, Pecangaan, Jepara, Central Java.
Perajin conducts the process of "Nyelup" or inserting yarns into color liquids in Troso Village, Pecangaan, Jepara, Central Java.
Perajin conducts the process of "Nyolet" or gives additional colors on yarns as a variety of colors in the Village Troso, Pecangaan, Jepara, Central Java.
Perajin conducts the process of "Ngeteng" or moves the thread from the arranged solitude in such a way into the frame into the form of strands in the Village of Troso, Pecangaan, Jepara, Central Java.
Perajin conducts the process of "Ngeteng" or moves the thread from the arranged solitude in such a way into the frame into the form of strands in the Village of Troso, Pecangaan, Jepara, Central Java.
Perajin conducts the process of weaving Non-Machine (ATBM) in Troso Village, Pecangaan, Jepara, Central Java.
Perajin conducts the process of "Nali" or binding a certain section on the thread to produce the motive when dyeing in the Village of Troso, Pecangaan, Jepara, Central Java.
Perajin exhibits the finished Bond Troso woven fabric motifs produced in Troso Village, Pecangaan, Jepara, Central Java.
Perajin shows the finished Bond Troso woven fabric produced in Troso Village, Pecangaan, Jepara, Central Java.
