Empowering Female Student of Fadlun Minalloh Islamic Boarding School Yogyakarta with Sequin Embroidery Training

Sequin embroidery is still popular for decorating kebaya and even formal clothes to enhance the look. Currently, the trend of sequined clothing is still growing. The objectives of this empowerment program are 1) to improve the technical skills of female student “santri putri” in sequin embroidery as a provision to create products of economic value, 2) to empower female student through a participatory approach that involves them in the entire production process of sequin embroidery on rectangular headscarves, and 3) to open new economic opportunities by utilizing sequined fashion trends in the local market. The implementation of this empowerment program was carried out using the Participatory Action Research (PAR) method to ensure the active involvement of participants. There are four stages in implementing training with the PAR method, namely participatory planning, implementation, monitoring, and reflection. The results of this empowerment are 1) increased knowledge and skills of sequin embroidery for training participants, 2) training participants know the production process of sequin embroidery on rectangular headscarves, and 3) training participants of female student of Fadlun Minalloh Islamic Boarding School are interested in developing their skills to run a sequin embroidery business.