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BEHIND THE SCENES
The making of the rugs
STEP 1
Dyeing
The dyeing is done by
master colour specialists
who have refined their
skills through generations.
Dyeing is done by
turning the wool through
cauldrons of dye that sit
above a wood fire. In large
batches,that are processed
in a trough with the fibre
hung over thick bamboo
sticks. It is then dried in the
sunshine out in the rural
fields of Bhadohi.
STEP 2
Spinning
Wool and viscose are still
hand spun using wooden
or copper spindles.
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