Pandan Leaves For Crafts

Pandanacea was first claimed by Robert Brown in 1810 as a family of fruit trees or liana monokotil found in the old world. Lawrence incorporated it with Thypaceae and Sparganiaceae in the order of Pandanales instead of Thypales as initially because these three families are believed to have a simpler form by the reduction of the reproductive organs of Liliaceous. But Hutchinson made it his own more advanced order because it has a fruit that has evolved from coalecence to syncarp form similarly to Dalgreen 1985, which places it as a family with ordosendin namely Pandanales. Seuke (in Acehnese) is also called pandan leaves are raw materials that are often used in making handicrafts. In the past, woven pandanus is only used to make mats only, but now a variety of goods can be produced from woven pandan, among others, various bags, sandals, seat cushion cover and so forth. Woven pandanus is commonly found in Pidie, Pidie Jaya and North Aceh districts. Nowadays many social institutions and local government agencies are concerned about the prospect of this pandanus woven craft business so much to do the training for craftsmen / local communities about the models and types that can be made from woven pandanus.

Pandan Woven Making Process, woven pandanus raw material is pandan leaves that length reach 2 (dau) meter. Pandan leaves slashed or split according to elongated grooves after cleaning first. The pandan leaves are redeemed in hot water to soften, and to kill the pests, then lifted and dried by drying them in the sun's heat. Once dry, colored as desired by dipping it into a liquid substance dye that has been cooked with hot water, then stirred until blended. After the color evenly, then lifted and dried again to dry. After kerig, then this pandan is ready to be woven. The ready-made raw materials are woven in accordance with the needs, both with the desired motif or in the form of plain. Handicraft from Leaf Pandan - Pandanus leaves a lot of benefits, in addition to used for perfume, pandan leaves it can also be used to create a variety of very beautiful handicrafts.

1. Pandan cleaned and thorn-thorns removed 2. Pandan leaves cut to the size of webbing (from 1cm to 3cm). The pieces are then boiled for 30 minutes. Then the boiled pandanus, dried in a cool place and avoid the rayssun. 3. After silenced for 6 hours, the new pandan leaves are dilemaskan and soaked in regular water for 4 hours. 4. Newly dried in the sun to whitish color 5. After that, the pandan leaves can already be colored. After the coloring process and the drying process is complete, then the pandan can already be woven. 6. Pandan leaves are woven in a pattern. Various Handicrafts from AnyamaN Pandan In addition to mats mat, There are many more woven crafts are made by utilizing pandanus plants. among them Bags, Sendal, Fan, and others.