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Songket Weaving in Sukarara, Sukarara, Central Lombok
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Songket Weaving in Sukarara

Sukarara, Central LombokBali & Nusa TenggaraCraft

A weaving village where Sasak women make songket on backstrap looms set up on their verandas.

Sukarara, south of Mataram, is Lombok's best-known weaving village. Girls here traditionally learn to weave before they marry, and the patterned songket cloth — with supplementary threads laid in by hand — is worn at ceremonies.

Weavers work in the open, so you can watch a pattern take shape thread by thread. A full cloth can take weeks.

Why it matters

Weaving is a living household skill here, not a museum display.

What makes it unique

The loom is strapped around the weaver's back, and her body keeps the threads taut.

Good to know

  • Backstrap looms
  • Songket with hand-laid pattern threads
  • Weavers work in the open

Planning a visit

Time needed
About 1 h 15 min
Best time of day
afternoon
Relative cost
Low cost

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