The art of weaving is an activity of overlapping and crossing over to form a beautiful and attractive object. The materials used for plaiting are such as blades or sheets which can be bamboo, pandan leaves, leaf, rattan, or animal skins. Weaving is a handicraft that still widely practiced by people in rural areas. The making of weaving art in Indonesian society is a hereditary activity. They make various woven decorations such as wall hangings, kitchen utensils, mats, or walls from woven bamboo which then sold.
Woven, using natural materials such as palm leaves, palm leaf fibers, or rattan for weaving. During its development, plaits and weaves as products of fine art work are increasingly diverse in line with the development of the materials and techniques used. Nowadays woven material is not only made from natural materials, but also from synthetic materials. The products also have a wide variety, from objects classified as applied art to fine art.
Lungsi is a woven material which is the basis of the weaving media, while feed is a woven material used as a plaiting medium by insert it into the part that ready to be woven.
Weaving craft is one of the cultures that humans have had since prehistoric times. Where that time is used to meet the needs of clothing and daily supporting equipment. Woven craft continues to grow today. Even the results of woven handicrafts have become a necessity that cannot be separated from people’s lives.
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