Tomaki broom, floor brooms, cleaning tools, household appliances

Tomaki broom, floor brooms, cleaning tools, household appliances, 

The craftsmen of Gelagah Kebumen,Java,Indonesian

It's called a glagah or rayung or kemb jembul broom and some say pine broom. Actually just another name in the area where the tree grows. Sapu Rayung or Gelagah is made from glagah grass (Saccharum spontanum) which is commonly grown in the highlands. Glagah grows a lot in the area around the foot of Mount Slamet Banyumas. Glagah that can be utilized is plants in the flowers and stems. The dried glagah flower can be arranged into a crown of brooms.

Making broom crowns is done by sewing using nylon thread or strings. Consumers sometimes like the continuity model, but there are also those who like lakop with bamboo or wooden stems tied to glagah.

The appearance of the glagah broom craft in Petanahan Kebumen originated in the village of Kewangunan, Subdistrict Petanahan, the beginning of the emergence of broom crafts in a resident's house named Farhanudin (ALBA Shop Jl. Puring KM 02) by renting two houses, which were used for broom production and marketing of production .

 At that time, the main raw material was still in the form of fibers taken from Magelang and Lidi broom material also took from Majenang, Ciamis and craftsmen in the homes of surrounding residents. Kang Udin and his men first learned to make brooms from Magelang and Purbalingga. The broom stems are made from Ancho bamboo, the type of bamboo that grows in the highlands is mainly grown in the Wonosobo area.

Currently the price of Glagah / rayung is quite expensive compared to the previous year. The broom made at this time is the Broom Shrimp Penjalin model, the reason for choosing to produce this type of broom is because it is very popular outside the region marked by the many Buyers, consumers who order, take and participate in marketing the products of ALBA Stores. 

Penjalin shrimp broom is popular with the community because it is easy to use, practical, clean and of course stylish, not even rarely / often used as a snack or souvenir. Who are interested in cooperating and or just looking at making broom crafts, please come to the ALBA shop, Jl puring Km 02 Kewangunan Petanahan Kebumen Central Java Indonesia

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