Weaving activities for Bugis community is not only economically profitable activities, but also
have local wisdom that is loaded with moral messages. The aim of this research is to describe how is local
wisdom in weaving activities has been practiced by the groups of weavers and how is the moral economic
base of the weavers in the middle of the market economy‘s wave. The research is using qualitative method
with constructivist paradigm. The process of collecting data is using in-depth interview, participant
observation, and documentation methods. The analysis of data is using data reduction, data presentation,
and conclusion. The result of the research indicates the existence of the local wisdom in weaving activities
that can be found in the function and the meaning of woven cloth, weaving activities as a creator of hard
work‘s ethic, as well as the myths and prohibition in weaving activities that contained moral messages
about protection system to women.
Keywords: Weaving, Bugis, Social-Economy, Local Wisdom.