Coir Craft - Kerala
All the machines used in manufacturing coir are registered by the Coir Board of Kerala. Few processes involve the traditional method and few other processes are done using machines. The fibre is extracted both manually and through machines. The remaining processes are done by using various other machines like spinning, retting, warping and weaving. Following are the tools, machinery and raw materials used for the process of making twines and weaving:
• Kurrukoddam or Fly- Shuttle
• Kathior Knife
• Kathrior Scissors
• Chagari Brush or Coir Brush - Used to apply animal fat or engine oil
• Iron rod
• Chuttom is used to lock the threads
• Kozhupu or Animal Fat
• Waste Motor oil – used for the Thari (small weaving machine)
• Bamboo sticks – used during warping
• Measuring tape
• Fibrous husk
• Spindles
• Spools
• Reels
• Kudu or the Fibre Extracting Machine
• Refining machine
• Spinning wheel
• Reeling Machine
• Manual Charka Machine – Used to make spools for the fly-shuttle
• Warping Machine
• Weaving Machine
• Bleaching Machine
• Achhu or Reed
• Kannior Sley (Frame)
• Heddle
• Pulleys
• Foot Pedal Loom
• Tharior Small Foot Pedal Loom
• Cart – Used for transportation of coir
• Five cups of water used for bleaching process
• One cup of hydrogen peroxide used for bleaching process
• Half a cup of sodium silicate used for bleaching process
• Water colours for dyeing the mats
• Various types of stencils for dyeing the mats
• Brush for dyeing the mats
