Design Resource
Bhujodi Shawl Weaving - Kutch, Gujarat
Stole for Elegance
by
Prof. Bibhudutta Baral and Amulya S.
Tools and Raw Materials
• Kanji: Made out of boiled water with wheat flour and detergent for the sticky surface.
• Wool: Is an essential raw material for woolen shawl weaving.
• Wool yarn: Is spun out of wool used in weaving of the shawl.
• Spinning wheel: Is used in spinning and cabling the yarn.
• Shed sticks: Used in bifurcating the strands and warps of yarn.
• Warp board: Is used in winding and making warp yarns.
• Handloom or pit loom (foot-over pedal): A mechanized functioning program used in weaving.
• Yarn swift: Is a rotatory mechanism used for holding and winding the skein yarn.
• Starch: Is applied on the yarn to sustain strength.
• Tasar silk: Is one of the royal yarns brought from Bhagalpur Bihar.
• Chemical dyes: Are used in dying the yarn with bright colors.
• Natural dyes: Are used in dying the yarn.
• Brushes made of cereal root fibre: Is used for spreading of the starch.
• Wood ash and mustard oil: Are used in attaching the yarns to the old reeled yarns on loom.
• Sulfuric acid: Is used in chemical dyes to make the appearance of the color bright and strong.
