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Songket at the Loom in Sukarara
Sukarara, Central Lombok
90
Inaq Sri sets you on a backstrap loom, explains which motifs belong to a wedding, and lets you weave a hand's width of your own.
Mixed 3h
from Rp 450.000Discover experience
90
Locality Score™
Deeply local
ImpactWorkshop fees are pooled by the weaving group and pay for thread, dye plants and the shared loom shed.
Sukarara, Central Lombok
Meet Inaq Sri
Sasak songket weaver
Story
Inaq Sri learned at her mother's backstrap loom and now runs the weaving group's dye shed. She will not sell a cloth as 'antique' if it is new, and she explains which motifs belong to a wedding rather than a market stall.
Community
Sukarara weavers' group
Languages
Sasak, Indonesian, English (basic)
Skills
Songket weaving, Natural dyeing, Motif meaning
Experiences offered
culinary
A Sasak Kitchen in Central Lombok
Central Lombok
89
Grind the chilli paste for ayam taliwang on a stone, then eat it with the family who taught you.
Low tourist intensity 4h
from Rp 600.000Discover experience