ROGOJAMPI – Menjelang Ramadan, woven bamboo craftsmen in Gintangan Village, Rogojampi Kecamatan District, getting flooded with orders. One that many consumers order is a parcel basket. Even, the increase in the number of orders reached 100 percent. Lucky Hermawan, owner of Aulia Handy Craft Gintangan says, Recently, there have been a lot of orders for parcels made of bamboo.
So many orders, to the extent that he does not dare to promise to the customer regarding the processing time. “The long process of weaving it. Putting it together was pretty fast,said Lucky. Weaving bamboo requires special skills, accuracy, and foresight. Meanwhile, The bamboo weavers in Gintangan Village are very limited. Because, there is very little regeneration of bamboo weavers in Gintangan Village.
“Now it is mostly housewives who weave, and parents. Teenagers are few and can be counted on the fingers," he said. Meanwhile, many orders come from entrepreneurs from Surabaya, Sidoarjo, and Pasuruan. One parcel basket the price varies from Rp 25 thousand to Rp 40 thousand. "Depends on the motive", material type, and difficulty level,he said. (radar)