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Lungi Weaving - Vellore

South Indian Traditional Men's Wear
by
Prof. Bibhudutta Baral, Divyadarshan C. S. and Amulya S.
NID, Bengaluru
Tools and Raw Materials
 
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Following are the tools and raw materials required for Lungi Weaving:

• Warping Beam: Metal or wooden rod like block were the warp yarn is loaded.

• Local Made Spools: Small round tin boxes with yarn spun onto it used in winding the yarn to warping wheel.

• Bundle of Cotton Threads: Essential raw material required for the cloth production.

• Vat Dyes and Naphthol Dyes: The chemical dyes used in dyeing process of the lungi.

• Acetic Aids:
The aid used in dyeing process.

• Weighing Machine: The machine used in measuring the quantity of chemical powders.

• Crystal Salt: Salt used in dyeing process of the yarn.

• Mordant: A chemical used in the beginning of the process for weakening the yarn.

• Sodium Hydro Sulphite: A chemical used in acquiring a blue color.

• Rice Starch: Natural starch applied on the yarn for the sizing to give stability.

• Coconut Oil: Oil mixed with rice starch while doing street sizing.

• Brushes Made of Cereal Root Fibre: Brush used for spreading of the starch.

• Flying Shuttle: A weft yarn holder which has a small mechanism that help of weaving.

• Pirn and Bobbins: Small spools spun with yarn for weft (sewing).

• Traditional Handloom: A loom, which works with human’s energy and force.

• White Flour Adhesive Paste: A mix used for pasting the branding stickers on the product.

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