Working together is the key to success to achieve a big goal. Togetherness and unity in a group will make the group more solid and harmonious. Positive attitudes from each individual are needed to maintain and strengthen togetherness among members, it is also necessary to have mutual respect, understand and listen to each other. Willing to accept criticism, forgive each other, protect each other are attitudes that should be maintained in a community. This movement is constantly built and echoed to the participants of the Kawara Panamung weaving group.

The members continue to complete the ‘Pamening or menghani’ (6/11/2021). This activity was carried out by two persons by doing process as follows, the yarns that were rolled in the form of a ball were parsed on a wooden frame, called ‘wanggi pamening' based on the length and width of the cloth to make. The strands of yarn that show the size of the cloth, are called ‘Himamba’. The rest are now handing 18 pieces of cloth, then it will continue to process of ‘pamening’ the yarns until it produces twenty-two pieces of cloth. During the ‘handi’ process, the members at the same time complete the ‘karandi rumata’ process, which means making a knot for every eight threads using a rope or thread. This stage is carried out for every 1 ‘liran hiamba’, and each ‘liran’ is 175 strands of yarns, after that proceed to the ‘puha wanggu’ stage by inserting a counting rope between each liran. This is not an easy process to do, if you are not careful and miscalculate in handling and making knots, you will have difficulty in the weaving process later.

Although the participants of the Kawara Panamung group had practiced the process since a year ago, they must continue to study harder, be more careful in following each stage. The persistence and spirit of cohesiveness that they have built move together to complete the stages. Mama Yustina as a weaving trainer patiently guided them through every process. When they miscalculated the yarns and had already handled the yarns, they were often discouraged from repeating the process and were reluctant to continue the process for fear of making mistakes. However, Mama Yustina encouraged them, “Every woman who is already skillful and expert in weaving must have made mistakes in the early process. When I was learning to weave, I repeatedly failed to count, made knots, and had to repeat the process many times so that in the end the process is finally normal for me. The point is to continue to pursue what you are learning now, you will be able to do it,” she said.

This is the dynamics of the Kawara Panamung weaving group in practicing weaving skills. Many challenges are faced, but they do not reduce the spirit of togetherness and unity. ***