On
the woven fabric sheets, the most prominent point is the designs. The motif
designs show the values of beauty or aesthetics that are very
attractive as the quality of art work as the manifestation of human and natural
beauty. There are various kinds of motif designs, consist of one motif, two or
more motifs, repetition of motifs, the combination of motifs, lines, spacial,
and colors. As explained by the senior weaver Kornelis at the previous meeting,
the motif designs used are a form of repetition of motifs and combinations. In
general, he often uses images of humans, habak, flowers, mamuli, turtles,
andung motifs (human skulls), chickens, horses, deer, and ducks. Kornelis suggested
that the weaving group participants learn to design motifs as his woven fabrics
design samples.
The participants of the Stube-HEMAT weaving group tried to learn how to design motifs based on Kornelis' motifs on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. Based on the available motifs, some of the participants learned to design floral motifs, humans, chickens, 'mamuli', and even skull motifs. They were very enthusiastic in training themselves to design motifs. By using color-pencils, crayons, and pens, they began to design motifs on A4-sized white HVS paper and color them in various colors they like. They hoped by practicing drawing, it makes them easier to design weaving motifs on the threads directly.
While drawing, they also shared their problems faced in their life, there was always a certain topic to discuss, to laugh and to cry together if one of them was not in a good condition. With many problems that happened, made me as a group facilitator realize and understand that the presence of the Multiplicator program and the establishment of weaving group provide a forum for women living in Sumbanese culture to share and to strengthen each other.
The
participants of the group gathered again to untie the plastic rope on the
colored motif threads (Wednesday, 17/03/2021). The motif threads that will
produce 22 sarongs were opened one by one and cleaned until the motif threads
look clean without the plastic rope, then the process enter the final stage,
the weaving. The looms have begun to be fitted and participants are expected to
follow each stage, so, in the future, they will not face difficulties in
managing the sarongs they want to weave.
The presence of the program provides positive values and benefits not only for the participants of the weaving group but also elements of the community to love local culture by recognizing the weaving program in Tanatuku.***
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