Dyeing Kanchipuram Silk Yarn
Dyeing yarn is done by another group. Srinivasan, a young “distributor” of silk sarees says that in the old days, the weaver did everything, from...
Process
Steps before weaving: stretching yarn into warp
It could have been a street in Marrakech. A slim old lady in a purple hijab surrounded by blue-tinted mud homes. Cobblestone streets reminiscent of Chefchaouen,...
Making a Chanderi Butti
If there is one thing that defines a Chanderi saree, it is the “butti” or button like circles that flow through the weave. They aren’t...
Clinking Bangles and Clapping Looms
The door was open. A baby sat on the threshold. Inside was the click clack of a loom. I peered in. A pretty young woman...
