Design Resource
Cotton Weaving - Kerala
Handloom Cotton Weaving
by
Prof. Bibhudutta Baral, Divyadarshan C. S. and Lija M G
Tools and Raw Materials
Following are the tools and raw materials required for Cotton Weaving of Payyanur.
- Boiler: It is used to boil the yarn for about 24 hours.
- Dyeing Tanks: Various colours are mixed in required quantity and poured to tank for colouring.
- Creels: It is used to place the bobbins for the warping purpose.
- Warping Paddles (Wooden bat shape): It is used to insert the coloured yarns as per the patterns to be made.
- Warping Frames: Frames are generally used in these areas for the warping purpose.
- Charaka Equipment: It is generally used to wind the yarns on pirns.
- Starch: It is applied on the surface of the yarn for strength purpose.
- Pirns: It is used to wind the weft yarns for weaving.
- Frame looms: It is generally preferred for weaving in the Payyanur, Kannur regions of Kerala.
- Cotton Yarns: It is specially used for the making of the cotton materials of Payyanur.
- Long Sticks: It is specially used for drying of the boiled, colored yarns.
