For the third time in September, the Malang City Industry and Trade Agency (Disperindag) held a training. After previously training on making handicrafts using used newspapers and corn husks as basic materials, yesterday, Monday (14/9) Disperindag held a training on making handicrafts clay which is made from flour.
The training held at the Trio Indah 2 Hotel Malang was attended by 74 Small and Medium Industry (IKM) players throughout Malang City. Some of the basic ingredients used were cornstarch, tapioca flour, rice flour, white glue, sodium benzoate, and baby oil.
From these materials, after being mixed in such a way, they will then be formed into various accessories such as necklaces, earrings, key chains, flowers, various kinds of animal miniatures, character dolls, and so on.
These handicrafts are not only selling well domestically, such as in Lombok and Bali, but are also ordered by Spain. In two weeks, Spain ordered 1.000 units. This is a very extraordinary business opportunity and must be utilized well.
That was conveyed by one of the training instructors, Dwi Ningsih when met on the sidelines of the event. According to her, the participants were very enthusiastic in participating in the training, and in terms of the results of their work, they were quite satisfying. "With high spirits, they did not waste their time participating in this training," she explained, Tuesday (14/9).
Meanwhile, one of the training participants, Edith Recardini, said that she was very happy to be able to attend this training. The woman in a headscarf really liked the various creations and shapes of this flour material. "After this training, I plan to open a business at home," she said.
Hilda Faradipa also said the same thing, saying that she gained a lot of experience and knowledge from this training. Although still young, Hilda also plans to continue this skill at home with her family. "If possible, I also want to have a business like this," she said. (say/yon)
