Inovasi Pewarnaan dan Kreativitas Pengolahan Limbah Pertenunan Tradisional Santa Maria Boro

Abstract

Lurik weaving is one of the cultural products in Indonesia that needs to be preserved. Santa Maria Boro Weaving which is located in Banjarasri District, Kalibawang, Kulonprogo Regency has been established since 1927 and is able to prove its existence as the traditional weaving industry in the globalization era. So far, some of the products that have been produced are blankets, towels, mops, napkins, sarongs, bed linen, pillowcases, hand towels, dish towels, and priest's clothes. The existence and the quality of the traditional woven products requires a special touch of innovation to win a competitive advantage. One of the efforts to win a competitive advantage is to increase the value-added of the traditional woven fabrics. This effort was done by the team using the creative method of colouring and decorative techniques creations on the fabrics produced by Santa Maria Boro weaving industry which are based on Non-Machine Weaving Equipment (NMWE). The colouring is done by using a combination of basic colours and a combination of motifs using the tying and the pinning techniques. Moreover, this program also managed the weaving waste in the form of “kawul” which is created as key chains. The output of this service program was a prototype of colouring innovation using the tying and pinning techniques. This program was not only successful in preserving the cultural products in Indonesia but also supported the government’s programs to advance the Creative Economy program.