Eceng Gondok potency Hulu Sungai Utara

Eceng gondok (Eichhornia crassipes) are one of water plant type float. Besides recognised by the name of eceng gondok, at severally region at Indonesian, Eceng gondok has alias as at Palembang's region is known by the name of kelipuk, at Lampung is known by the name of Ringgak, at Dayak is known by the name of Ilung Ilung, at Manado is known by the name of Tumpe. 

Eceng gondok has tall growing speed so botanical it is looked on as weeds which can wreck environmentally waters. In a flash plant eceng gondok is a dead loss. For around society brimming an river, enceng gondok is parasite plant that just dirty river and gets to cause river as jammed or slopping since enceng gondok is overdose. 

But if we broodinging to look for opportunity, therefore plant eceng gondok so utilitarian to give effort opportunity as raw product of diligence (handy craft). Along with developing iptek, a part eceng's plant afters thyroid is dried apparently can be utilized as raw material of woman bag makings that pretty, suitcase, sandal, basket (place undresses ex), tatakan is glass, mat, tray etcetera. On the contrary lately there are many exploited to back up den furniture's furniture industry, as supplementary as cane which its price gets melangit.

Even plays favorites eceng's diligence goods thyroid with model and particular quality, there are many exported to Europe and United States Of America that progressively gandrung with products of nature materials (back to nature). 

handycraft's makings of eceng gondok material this is needed process which adequately long time. Eceng gondok is beforehand shall dry two weeks vicinity. After thyroid eceng gondok is dry then is formed to elongated food that done by handycrafter citizen and group. After gets form to elongated food, eceng gondok that was plaited as goods which is wanted. For over increase buyer affinity, usufruct that whiz ditambahakan paints to varnish. So, its appearance is glossier and pulling. 

Averagely this diligence is sold at marketing at the price beginning from Rp 15 thousand until 5 million. Depend from goods measure and whiz handicap zoom. Following is makings deep steps craftsmanship opus with material eceng thyroid:

Ø  eceng's collecting thyroid

Ø  Stalking jetty separation

Ø  Stalking jetty drying up

Ø  Threading

Ø  Formation / penganyaman becomes swan song (Bag, wall decoration, purse, chair etc.)

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Source: Online media (Internet)