Design Resource
Handwoven Textile Design using CAD
Modernizing Gujarat’s handloom craft
by
Tangaliya of Surendranagar
Tangaliya is a 700 years old weaving tradition owned and continued by the Dangasiya community of Surendranagar, Gujarat. It is a woollen cloth, worn by the Bharwad women as lower garment. The motifs are constructed by a unique technique of warp binding technique with cotton thread known as ‘dana’. These danas together create the identifying motifs and are a selection from the natural surroundings, daily life and religion of the craftsmen. The motifs range from a single dot to elaborate arrangements of dots, flowers, peacocks, temples, trees.
The Dana are also arranged in geometric forms, like circles, squares, triangles, etc. Mainly black and maroon in the main body. White and pink are used to create the motifs in the traditionally made Tangaliya.
