Tools and Materials

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Angora Rabbit Wool Weaving

The Craft of Weaving

Prof. Bibhudutta Baral, Aruna Kumari Y.,Dinesh Kumar Dandapat, and Shruti K.

Tools and Materials

• List of Tools:
Different tools used for weaving process are:

Spinning Wheel:
It is used to spun wool.

Bamboo spool:
It is a bamboo pole used to process weft while weaving.

Spindle:
Rabbit fibre is manually spun onto spindles.

Loom:
A basic floor loom is set up permanently for weaving woolen shawls, stoles and mufflers.

Knitting Needle:
These needles of varying in sizes are used while knitting caps and sweaters and etc.

• Raw Material:
Angora rabbit wool is the main raw material used in weaving process. The cost if fibre ranges from Rs. 1500 to Rs. 2000 per kg. White, grey and brown are the colours of rabbit wool used for weaving shawls, caps, mufflers and sweaters.

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Angora Rabbit Wool Weaving