Dian Widiawati
Kampung war, located in Ponto Ara Village, Lembor District, West Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province (NTT) This area is one of the villages that have various potential in Flores, both nature and culture. One of the livelihoods of this village community is weave. There are several obstacles in the production of feasts in the area, including the limited knowledge of weavers in the local area in utilizing the potential of nature as a source of natural dyes, even though the wealth of natural dye resources in the area is very abundant. So far, local people generally use cotton threads or colored rayons from thread stores located in Ruteng area. Available colors are generally bright and striking. There needs to be a breakthrough in terms of developing feasts to improve the quality and competitiveness of the market, by utilizing local potential. Recommendations will be provided in the form of development of weaving design by presenting the regional type of ornamental variety, as well as using natural dyes in effective ways. Thus it can be obtained by various attractive color ranges with good quality. The above things still need to be supported by parties who have competence in these fields. For this reason, the community service program with the KKI Kriya team and this tradition is expected to be able to contribute positively to the weaving community in the village area in Ponto Ara Village, also provides benefits in the form of valuable experiences for students who are actively involved in this activity. It is hoped that the learning process will occur in reciprocity, and felt the link between the lecture material that has been obtained in college with real conditions in the field. In the end, it is expected to produce Kriya products that have a fairly high value and have a significant impact on the creative industry.
Application of Writing, Implementation of Social Concern Activities in the form of education / counseling / mentoring
Limited knowledge of weavers in Ponto Ara village in utilizing the potential of nature around as a source of natural dyes