Design Resource
Carpet Weaving - Warangal, Telangana
Making of Durries
by
Prof. Bibhudutta Baral,Divyadarshan C. S. and Rohit C.
Dyeing
Dyeing of Cotton Yarn:
The required cotton yarn is bought in wholesale from the nearby region, cotton is grown locally and is in abundance, hence the carpet industry in Warangal never fall of shortage on cotton.
After the cotton is bought, the lot is opened, which contains yarn bundles twisted and packed tightly, it is un-winded and are segregated separately into individual bundles and is washed thoroughly with the mixture of soap and water, to remove grease, dust or any foreign particles from the yarn, which may cause imperfection in the carpet. The washed yarn is then hung in the open sky for it to dry naturally.
Once the yarn is ready, workers heat the water in the wood fire operated large chimney, in a large rectangular tank, once it’s reached specific temperature, they add either natural or chemical dye powder to it, and it is mixed thoroughly to ensure a proper mixing throughout the tank, then the washed cotton yarn is added to the dye solution water and it is let to soak the dye for a considerable amount of time and then it is taken out of the tank, so that the extra water can be squeezed out and then the colored yarn is finally put to dry.
