BANDUNG, lppm.itb.ac.id-December 3, 2021, the ITB Community Service Team led by Lecturer of Craft Expertise Group, Faculty of Arts and Design (FSRD) ITB, Bintan Titisari, M.Ds., held training on traditional and contemporary sewing techniques based on Indonesian traditions in Kampoeng Mataraman, Yogyakarta .

In addition to training, documentation of this activity is also made, with the aim of producing a guide and tutorial that can later be reused by craftsmen or students when making this dyed sewing technique.

According to Bintan Titisari, literacy on the dyeing sewing technique is considered low, compared to other textile techniques such as batik or ikat.

"The main reason I want to make this teaching material is because currently the existing literacy is very minimal", said Bintan.

This activity was attended by 14 craftsmen involving various small and medium businesses such as Tizania Jumputan, Kencana Batik, Daun Muda Ecoprint, Sejumput Karanggede, and students of SMK Kriya 2 Sewon.

"They all gave very valuable input so that it is hoped that later this input can make this teaching material more complete". He added during an interview to tempo.co.

The results of the teaching materials that will later be circulated are in the form of books and video tutorials. It is hoped that when these teaching materials are published and circulated, of course, they can be of additional benefit to the community.

The textbook which consists of four chapters containing history, techniques, stories of traditional fabrics, and tutorials is the result of a doctoral study in Bintan until he graduated at the School of Design, University of Leeds, England, in 2016-2020. The topic raised was the dyeing sewing technique, one of the traditional textile-making techniques that is still used by artisans in several locations in Indonesia, as well as in various countries.

This technique, according to Bintan, is usually used to make traditional fabrics such as Tritik cloth, Kembangan, Jumputan in Central Java, Sasirangan cloth in South Kalimantan, Pelangi cloth in South Sumatra. Abroad, this type of cloth is known as Shibori cloth in Japan, Bandhani cloth in India, and Adire cloth in Africa.

Editor: Ali Hasan Asyari