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This community service project aims to highlight the significant role of handicrafts in preserving cultural identity, particularly in the context of Blora. Ikatan Wanita BRI (IWABRI) has been actively involved in promoting traditional handicrafts as a means of empowering women and revitalizing local communities. By providing training and resources, IWABRI help artisans to create unique and sustainable products that reflect the rich cultural heritage of Blora. The methodology employed in this community service initiative was Participatory Action Research (PAR), a strategic framework designed to foster learning and address community needs concurrently. This approach encompassed five stages: understanding, planning, acting, changing, and knowing. A total of 21 individuals participated in the program. The initiative successfully enabled participants to conceptualize and produce handicraft designs from inception to completion. However, the quality of the final products varied due to individual skill disparities.

. Ecoprint is a type of stamping coloring technique that produces color characteristics in the form of motifs, ecoprint can be applied to fantasy party clothing. The application of ecoprint to fantasy party clothing produces works that are simple but seem luxurious. This fantasy party fashion is a realization of the author's imagination about party clothes that utilize ecoprint techniques. This fabric dyeing technique, has quite a strong appeal among its fans. Fantasy party clothing carries ecoprint techniques in the hope of creating fashion products that are certainly environmentally friendly and reflect the natural wealth of the Blora area, namely teak leaves. This study was designed with the aim of knowing the process of applying ecoprint to fantasy party clothing. The methods used are qualitative methods such as observation, literature, documentation and descriptive data analysis. The steps in the application of ecoprint in fantasy party fashion are making designs, analyzing designs, preparing tools and materials, sizes, archetypes, breaking patterns, cutting materials, merader, sewing, applying ecoprint and finished results. Fantasy party fashion making withecoprint uses bridal satin and organza fabrics. Ecoprint making uses a mordanting technique in which the fabric is steamed for 2 hours. In the process of making ecoprints, you should use shooting glue on the tips of the leaves. This is so that the appearance looks sturdy when used to make variations. Teak leaves used are also prioritized young, so that the color released is maximum and produces the perfect shape in making ecoprints.    

Competence of writing scientific articles is a requirement for teachers to apply for promotion. Lack of time to write scientific papers and the inability to express ideas in writing are obstacles for teachers in writing scientific papers. For those reasons, the program delivered by Community service of Dian Nuswantoro universe encourages and motivates teachers of the Dewantara teachers’ working group in Blora district, to produce articles in scientific journals. This activity aims to increase the professional competence of teachers who are members of the Dewantara teachers’ working group in Blora district by training in writing scientific articles in Indonesian. Training is carried out through four stages, namely the preparation stage, implementation stage, monitoring and evaluation stage, and service results reporting stage. The results show that during the training the participants showed high enthusiasm in writing scientific articles. The limited training time means further participant discussions and consultations can be carried out online or via e-mail.