Design Resource
Cotton Sari Weaving - Yadgiri, Karnataka
Handloom Fabrics
by
Prof. Bibhudutta Baraland Srikanth B.
Tools and Raw Materials
The following are the tools and raw materials used for Cotton Saree Weaving:
• Pure Cotton: It is the basic raw material used for sari weaving.
• Threads: Cotton threads are used in weaving process.
• Dyeing Colours: The cotton threads are dyed as per the colour combinations and designs of the sari to be woven.
• Dyeing Machine: It is used to dye the threads in large quantities at a time.
• Warping Wheel: Cotton threads are reeled on the warping wheel.
• Weaving Loom: Small loom is used to weave sari and big looms to weave bedspreads and other fabrics.
• Fly Shuttle: This tool helps to carry the cotton threads through the warp sheds (opening of the warp) which are interlocked in the spindle.
• Reed: Reed helps in the thread jointing process.
• Spinning Machine: Spinning wheels are used to prepare spools and spindles.
• Reeling Machine: It is used to prepare spools in large numbers.
• Spools and Spindles: Spools are used while warping and spindles are used while weaving.
• Bobbins: The coloured yarns are wound on bobbins before warping.
