Wishesh December Magazine 2015

quality.
The colours are applied as
per the specifications of the
designers and also as per the
customers order.
After coloring, the silk yarn
would be dried in shade.
(Drying yarn in sun can be
harmful). Later, the yarn is
converted to thread and loaded
as warp and later into the loom,
for the actual weaving.
Weaving process
The proper mixture of
colour gives the durability to
Dharamavaram handlooms.
The handlooms are made
in both cotton and silk. The
softness and hardness of
the fabric, depends upon the
count used. (Count means
the number of threads used in
the length and breadth for
weaving known as warp and
weft respectively).
Every weaver works from
home. Silk/cotton and Zari
are the core materials used
for manufacturing the saree.
Dharmavaram Sarees are
traditionally woven in the
interlocked-weft technique.
The required design is initially
drawn in a computer and later
that is punched into a card
and then those cards are
loaded in Jacard in the loom.
First the yarn is loaded as
warp and then loaded into
the loom. The weavers
use their hands and legs to
weave the Saree. It requires
approximately 4-8 days
(depending on the variety of
saree) of continuous efforts
of two persons for weaving a
saree.
Due to the low wages, most
of the weavers are getting
out of the profession and
thus the handloom industry
is in a stage of losing its
identity now. Hope the
government takes the
required action, before the
traditional handloom industry,
completely fades away.
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First the yarn is
loaded as warp
and then loaded
into the loom.
The weavers use
their hands and
legs to weave
the Saree.
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