Wednesday, February 24, 2010

introduce traditional cloth troso central java

We introduce to you Troso cloth. To learn more about Troso fabric, you can visit the Center for Woven Fabrics Crafts Village in District Troso PECANGAAN, Jepara, Java tengah.Ada various alternative transportation to get to the center of the cloth industry Troso. You can use public or private vehicles. If you use a private vehicle, you can immediately headed toward Jepara, Central Java.

Troso village lies approximately 14 kilometers before the town of Jepara. But if you use public transportation, you can start the journey from Terminal Terboyo, Semarang, using bus-Jepara Semarang. After that, you can go on using the rural transportation to the center of the cloth industry Troso.

When you reach the village Troso, there is a village gate that read''Welcome''Troso Weaving Center that welcomes your arrival. On the right-left when crossing the road Troso village, you will see a row of houses which is also the place Troso cloth production. Often, there is also the home of the villagers who once served as sales Troso cloth. Not too difficult to find where the fabric produced Troso. Because, almost every home residents become home Troso cloth industry. Collection of threads that are dried in the front yard and noise loom become his trademark. We can see immediately how to manufacture a single ill-woven fabric production house Troso.

According to Muhammad Hatta, one woven fabric Troso craftsmen, take a relatively long time to make a piece of cloth woven Troso. Scrolling process begins with the yarn. So that is not easily broken threads when woven, the yarn should be tied one by one. Once bound, then the fabric was woven by using the Tools Weaving Machine's not. The next process is to dye the fabric to the dyes. Generally, Troso fabric dyes derived from chemicals. Although there are also fabrics that Troso use natural coloring. After that, the fabric will be dried in direct sunlight.

Mohammad Hatta also said most of the craftsmen in Troso fabrics including he himself has created innovative loom. So in 1 day, he was able to produce fabrics with motifs Troso the same mass. "If in the mass Troso. So one can produce a 50 or 100 pieces from the same motive force. One day it could be a few meters."

If you visit the village Troso, you will not find a specific motif that characterizes the woven fabric was produced by craftsmen from Troso. But you will find a motive Troso fabric resembling woven from Lombok or Borneo. Despite decades of this village, defined as a woven cloth production centers Troso, but weaving in the village craftsmen Troso not make a special motive for tenunnya cloth. They generally produce woven by adopting the motive of the various regions. Even frequently, craftsmen also make Troso weaving pattern in accordance with consumer tastes.

Mohammad Hatta told that:
"Coraknya typical, if Troso, while there is no typical pattern. We also adopt from anywhere area sich. If this is tough for our primitive motive of Sumbawa. To be a model of Borneo. Ndak there is one special feature that characterizes the fabric Troso it. "

Mohammad Hatta, craftsmen Troso said woven fabric, the fabric does not have a motive Troso typical. To determine if the fabric is made by craftsmen from the village Troso or not. Muhammat said Hatta, one woven fabric Troso craftsmen.

Foreign tourists enjoy doing fabric troso

Cain's famous Troso to foreign countries, was the result of creativity Troso villagers in Central Java. Almost the entire population of this village in their daily lives and weave cloth weaving products made of yarn. Of their creativity to produce a variety of accessories are trafficked attractive to foreign tourists.

Apparently no one if the Village Troso bring blessings to the people. Although the crisis hit this country and prolonged, but some Troso fabric maker in this village remains with the business world, as if not devastated by the storm that struck many quarters. In fact, they still exist. It looks from a variety of products that are always Troso fabric sold at their counter.
Couples Masmirah H Masrukin and may be one fairly successful entrepreneurs in the village of Troso. We recently visited this favorite at home, over thirty employees at work. Employees are about 60 percent of women were among others Troso fabrics for curtains, scarves, wall hangings, bed sheets, pillowcases, jackets, shirts, vests, and various accessories such as bags of various sizes.
Wages of the employees, he said, paid weekly in bulk every Friday night. Their income varies, depending on the creativity and hard work of each. For example, the lowest paid Rp 15,000 per day of the week to reach USD 75,000. While the highest to Rp 450,000.
Interestingly, H products marketed by Masrukin besides Tourism in the region, and Dizziness Solotigo Swamp, Central Java, and even sold to Denpasar, Bandung, Jakarta and major cities other. "In fact, foreign tourists from Malaysia and Italy are often bought straight here," he said on Dede Haeruddin of favorite magazine at his house, village Troso RT 03 RW 01 Sub PECANGAAN, Jepara, Central Java.
Asked about the price of its product, a man born in 1953 is explained, the most expensive Rp 4000, while the expensive Rp 160,000. "Each of how 'konstruksi'nya. This means that, depending on the material it is made and the model purchased, "Masrukin excuses.
Although Village Troso produce cloth but he admitted Troso raw materials from outside the area instead. As he bought yarn from Bandung or Surabaya, and the water hyacinth from Solotigo. While the roots of perfume raw materials, which produces the perfume, he bought from Garut, West Java.
Mention of tricks to maintain his business, H Masrukin answer, if out of town - to Garut, for example - he always saw the other products more attractive. "I follow the modern and then we develop here. Because, if the product maintain the tradition here, we'll miss, "he explained.
Mentioned again about the business capital, she claimed one of the customers including rural banks (BPR) Nusamba. "I have two loans to BPR Nusamba, since 1.5 years ago. The first USD 5 million and the second also Rp 5 million. That helps smooth business capital, "he said with a smile.
There are difficulties paying? "While there has been no. I hope not, "please man was thin, and this black-skinned. Partnering with BPR Nusamba, Masrukin said, his business is growing. More than that, the bank also helped ways of marketing. DH