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Design Resource
Silk Weaving - Karaikudi
Silk Saree Tamilnadu
by
Prof. Bibhudutta Baral , Divyadarshan C. S., Abhishek Ganeshgudi and Vijay Kumawat
Tools and Raw Materials
Pure indigenous raw silk is used for the production of Chettinad silk saree- Zari thread, Kondhupassai (Gum arabic), plastic weft winding pirn to be used inside the shuttle
The Tools used are as follows.
1. Winding machine: To wind the yarn to the spindle
2. Warping machine: To stretch the yarn on the roller
3. Loom: To interlace the warp and weft yarns
4. Shuttle: To insert the weft thread into the loom
5. Dyeing machine: To apply the color on the silk yarn
