Woven Narratives: From table loom to foot-treadle loom


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Creator/Artist: Kawalpreet Singh Saroy

Category: Communication Design

Document: P3 Project

Batch: 2015-2017

Source: India,   IDC IIT Bombay

Period:  2009-2018

Medium: Report pdf

Supervisor: Prof. Raja Mohanty


Detailed Description

A significant part of the project would be an attempt to learn the work ethics of a weaver, who sits quietly on a loom, weaving a seven-yard fabric. To weave as a daily routine. While aiming to hone my skills with each 'satak-su' sound...

With some experience working on the table loom from my previous project, I will learn to weave on a full-frame loom. It's an extension of Project 2 in the sense that one keeps the 'embedded narrative' intact but also attempts to reflect on the meaning of creativity in our times.

One part of the project is a collaborative association with ten B.Tech. IITB students and Mr. Shrinu (a weaver at Weaver Service Centre, Mumbai) over a period of three months. It would be a collective engagement with weaving, thereby creating handloom products such as scarves, mats, and tote bags. To reflect on the sartorial choices that fill our wardrobe, with high-end brands like Fabindia at one extreme and Khadigram apparel at the other end.


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