Gamplong tourism village is center of woven fabric located in Gamplong, Sumber Rahayu, Moyudan, Sleman, Yogyakarta. Gamplong tourism village has typical woven fabric as its main attraction that’s made by using traditional weaving loom or known as ATBM or made by not using modern technology or machine. This product making process becomes the potential village’s attraction that can be offered to visitors. By this uniqueness, thus far Gamplong tourism village still become domestic’s or foreigner’s favorite tourism village destination.
Gamplong was known already as the woven fabric village that has been developed since 1950. The weaving skills had by the local people are such the hereditary abilities. Some of the woven fabrics created are such as lurik, serviette, and other woven fabric products.
Usually, the visitors who come to Gamplong tourism village want to see directly the woven fabric making process. Some of them are the ones who buy the woven product of this village and the others are the ones who order in a big amount of this product.
The business competition that becomes very tight day by day could make the weavers keep innovating by creating the woven fabric made by water hyacinth plant, root fiber, and palm leaf rib. Some of the woven craft produced are such as hand bag, book shelf, wallet, curtains, mat, various kinds of souvenirs, and other accessories.
As the woven fabric village, the visitors can see directly the weaving and webbing process. In addition, this village also offers woven fabric workshop where the visitors can learn weaving directly accompanied by the local weavers.
Reaching Gamplong Tourism Village from the city center of Yogyakarta is easy. You need to take Wates street km 15. From the T-Junction of Klangon you need to go to the north until you find the railroad bridge. From this place you need to follow the street and find the court. Then you have to turn left about 300 meters where you will discover joglo house. This joglo is the place of woven fabric workshop.
