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[Photograph 11: Weaving]<br />
The art of <strong>weaving</strong> is governed by 3 movements – shedding, picking and beating. The<br />
shedding movement consists of pressing the treadle with one foot, which makes the<br />
opening in the warp thread. The picking movement propels the shuttle by pulling the<br />
handle to let the shuttle move across to the other side. The beating movement consists<br />
of packing the weft threads by drawing the sleigh with the left hand. As the process is<br />
repeated the weft thread passes from side to side alternately over one set of wrap<br />
threads and under another. Different textures of hand woven cloths are produced by<br />
varying the count of the warp and weft threads, the order in which the warp threads are<br />
lifted, and varying density or tension of the yarn.<br />
Different combinations of materials like silk, cotton, wool of various specifications can<br />
be used for warp and weft, which in result produce different varieties of fabric.
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