Design Resource
Mojari Making - Jaipur, Rajasthan
Special Handcrafted Footwear
by
Prof. Bibhudutta Baral, Divyadarshan C. S. and Lija M. G.
Tools and Raw Materials
The following are the tools and raw materials required for the Mojari making of Jaipur:
| • Scissors | - It is used to cut the required materials. |
| • Pliers | - It is used to align the material along the sole part of the chappals. |
| • Adhesive | - It is used to stick two surfaces together. |
| • Hand press machine | - It is specially used to make the specific sizes of the rubber soles as per the need. |
| • Mould of the foot size | - Generally wood moulds are preferred for mojari making. |
| • Needle | - Long size needles are preferred for stitching the sole and the strap part of the mojari. |
| • Cotton Thread | - It is used to stitch the goat/ buffalo leather mojari. |
| • Sponge | - It is used to apply the adhesive evenly on the surface of leather/rubber. |
| • Rubber for sole | - Nowadays rubber is generally preferred as the sole material of mojari. |
| • Steel Scale | - It is used to measure the length and width of the designs on the mojari. |
| • Leather | - Generally the traditional leathers are made from the skin of goat, buffalo and in some cases with camel leather. |
| • Resin leather | - It is preferred nowadays as it is cost reducing. |
| • Rapi (cutter) | - It is used to remove the extras from the leather. |
| • Gulsam | - It is a tool used to obtain the circular/ round shape. |
| • Katarni | - It is a tool used to hole the sole and strap that makes it easy for stitching them together. |
| • Muasle | - It is used to impact on the strap and sole together. |
