Design Resource
Silk Saree Weaving
The Craft of Salem Saree Making
by
J. Antony William, Susanth CS, andAmruthalakshmi Rajagopalan
Tools and Raw Materials
Pattu | pasathu: silk yarn
Paav | Thani: warp
Adai: weft
Kanji: Rice starch
Kondhupassai: Gum arabic
Padamaram: cloth beam
Thiravattam: used for winding yarn
Valathadi: used to hold the opened up hank of yarn for winding
Taarsuthurairattai | reto: bobbin winder
Naada: shuttle for passing the weft through the shed
Taarkuchi | Rithakando or kando: plastic weft winding pin to be used inside the shuttle
