Indian handloom weaving

South India Tamil nadu © Eric Lafforgue www.ericlafforgue.com

An American photographer spent five years documenting the differing forms of Indian dance and textiles used in performances around the subcontinent.

The bag making starts with the weaving of hundred percent jute or Hybrid of Jute Cotton fabrics. In jute fabric, jute threads are used both in horizontal and vertical stitching, in jute cotton, jute is used in horizontal fashion (in shuttles of loom) to hide the roughness, and to give a detailed finish through cotton thread overlaying, jute cotton fabric is in more demand because cotton can be easily dyed in numerous color options and fine smooth texture feel.

While some handloom yarns are made by a mill. Khadi is completely made in the village – from the raw yarn to the finished cloth.

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