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Blood is an important component of the human body, therefore the supply of blood at the Indonesian Red Cross must be maintained. In the era of the Covid-19 pandemic that hit Indonesia, the amount of blood supply at the Indonesian Red Cross decreased. Seeing this condition, lecturers and students from the Management Program of the Universitas Islam Batik Surakarta initiated blood donation activities to the community with the aim of providing education and socialization of the importance of blood donation in the pandemic era, increasing the number of blood bags, humanitarian efforts to help others and a concrete manifestation of the implementation of community service as one of the Tri Dharma of Higher Education. The activity was held on October 14, 2020 at the Keluarahan Tipes, Serengan with health protocol and 3M principles. Participants who registered were 28 participants, who qualified as donors as many as 25 participants. The amount of blood that was collected was as many as 25 bags. The result, the event can run smoothly and orderly and it is hoped that this activity can be held regularly.

The times have demanded new innovations, including in the fields of culture and art. In accordance with this research, the process of making batik with motif inspiration from the form of the Covid-19 virus with natural dyes from dragon fruit skin and spinach is expected to be a new innovation in the art of batik. This study aims to determine how the process of making the covid-19 virus motif batik with natural dyes that have been determined. The method used in this research is the R&D method or in Indonesian it is called the research and development method. This experiment was carried out starting from December 1, 2020 at the AKS Ibu Kartini Batik laboratory, Semarang, which is located at Jl. Kawi  No. 40 Kos Mas Gilang, Semarang city. In the experiment, the skin of dragon fruit was used as much as 500 gr and 300 ml of water, while spinach was 800 gr and 700 ml of water but the total for the dragon fruit was 7 kg and 4 liters of water & 2 kg of parrot with 1 liter of water, and the first and second immersion was carried out through several locks. The result of this research indicate that the design motifs designed are very suitable for tall thin people, the pink color produced from the dragon fruit skin and the brownish green color of the spinach are very suitable for prismatic cloth. While the locking which is suitable for the coloring of dragon fruit peel is locking alum and the dye from spinach is suitable for locking the gazebo.

Kelompok Dasa Wisma adalah kelompok ibu-ibu yang ada di lingkungan Rukun Tetangga (RT) yang juga bagian yang tidak terpisahkan dari kehidupan manusia terutama menyangkut kegiatan sosial dan ekonomi. Demikian juga ibu-ibu dasawisma di dusun Kunden, kelurahan Jogotirto, kecamatan Berbah, kabupaten Sleman. Pemilihan pedukuhan Kunden dikarenakan di pedukuhan ini terdapat banyak obyek wisata edukasi kelompok masyarakat seperti peternakan, pertanian, bank sampah dan pembuatan batik jumputan yang memiliki potensi usaha untuk dikembangkan lebih lanjut. Diantara beberapa wisata edukasi yang ada di pedukuhan Kunden, kami memilih satu kelompok masyarakat yang akan menjadi fokus kami dalam pelaksanaan pengabdian pada masyarakat, yakni kelompok masyarakat Dasa wisma Mawar Jaya yang fokus dalam pembuatan batik jumputan. Saat ini program sudah melakukan pelatihan tentang pembukuan dan promosi online bagi pengelola Dasa Wisma Mawar Jaya, juga melakukan pendampingan untuk kedua kegiatan tersebut.

The Community Partnership Program (PKM) on creative art innovation "LUBA" was carried out in collaboration with UKM Rukun Makmur located in Klaten Central Java. There are centers of batik as well as lurik in the area but they arey have not been optimized. Therefore, this PKM activity focuses on new product innovation by combining lurik and batik crafts into innovative handicrafts called lurik batik (LUBA) which at the same time can act as a unique and iconic Klaten souvenir to support regional tourism development.There are several problems faced by UKM Rukun Makmur as partner. Based on these problems, this program aims to find solutions to all these problems by using several methods including counseling, discussing, training, and mentoring. The results of this PKM activities show that UKM Rukun Makmur has been able to increase their creativity to create designs, motifs, and varied color of lurik batik (LUBA) handicraft products.

UMKM Batik Ngangkrik merupakan salah satu produsen batik khas Kabupaten Madiun yang didirikan pada tahun 2013. Pengrajin Batik Ngangkrik memfokuskan pembuatan batiknya pada teknik tulis. Pengrajin Batik Ngangkrik meproduksi berbagai macam motif batik seperti Kenongo, Porang, Serat Jati, dan Gabah Sinawur. Meskipun Batik Ngangkrik ini sudah berdiri enam tahun silam, akan tetapi para pengrajin masih mengabaikan aspek kemasan batik yang menarik. Kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan para pengrajin batik tentang pentingnya kemasan produk untuk meningkatkan pemasaran produk batiknya. Selain itu juga dilakukan pelatihan bagaimana cara membuat kemasan produk yang menarik. Metode pelaksanaan kegiatan ini dilakukan melalui kegiatan sosialisasi, diskusi, dan pelatihan. Hasil dari kegiatan ini adalah meningkatnya kesadaran pengrajin batik akan pentingnya kemasan produk serta menambah keahlian pengajin batik dalam membuat kemasan produk guna meningkatkan penjualan produk batik mereka.

Surakarta is one of the cities in Central Java which is known as the city of batik and a tourist destination area which is supported by tourist attractions in the form of various historical sites that have integrated with the culture of the local community. The arrival of tourists to various tourist destinations in Surakarta in addition to enjoying existing tourist objects is also to get souvenirs that have local uniqueness. Apart from hunting batik for souvenirs, many also hunt for distinctive T-shirts, especially for young tourists, because they are inspired like traveling to Bali and Jogja. To provide a new alternative in the form of t-shirts with designs that have local uniqueness, it is planned to partner with CV. Asta Saka Semesta which produces t-shirts, convection, and merchandising. Service methods in the form of training and assistance in making innovative designs for tourist souvenirs; lectures to increase knowledge about survival strategies in business; expansion of marketing through participation in exhibitions; documentation of product samples and procurement of shelves for product documentation that has been produced. The results are 5 innovative designs, namely the design of a tourist attraction patterned t-shirt combined with classic batik motifs, as well as the production process for tourist souvenirs, 2 t-shirt designers have increased their knowledge and skills in making designs to meet the needs of tourists.