Handloom weaving - aiaca

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and while the weaver does the right side, his aid manages the left with separate shuttles. Here the border designs and colors are quite different from that of the body. Ganeshpur in Bhandara district of Maharashtra has almost half the working population engaged in tussar silk weaving. It is almost a monopoly of the Koshti community. Tussar silk produced here is known by its ancient Sanskrit name of Kosa. The entire process from the emergence of the moth, to the weaving, is all done in the area. 3. Raw materials 3.1 Cotton; silk; natural fibers like wool, jute etc.; zari [Photograph 1: Raw materials] 3.2 Various types of dyes are used as per the requirement. The different dyes used are; • Natural Dyes • Chemical dyes • Direct dyes • Napthol dyes • Vat dyes
[Photograph 2: Natural Dyes] 4. Tools 4.1 Looms: The basic weaving is done in India on handlooms. Different areas use different looms. Some of the major looms used in India are: • The throw-shuttle loom • The fly-shuttle loom • The loin loom • The pit loom • The Jacquard loom • The frame loom
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