1. Mulberry Silk:
The basic raw material used for the production of sarees is silk. Finely processed silk is purchased from Karnataka. The tough silk which comes from Karnataka grants lustre and smooth finish to Kanchipuram saree.
2. Zari:
Zari threads are incorporated in sarees in order to make them more attractive. Pure silver and gold is used to make zari thread. This thread is especially used for borders and pallu of saree.
3. Dye colours:
Dye colours are used for dyeing the silk yarn. This involves washing and degumming of the silk yarn. Most of the dyes are obtained for natural resources (flowers and vegetables) or artificially manufactured colour. The silk thread are soaked in the dye vats many times in order to achieve consistencyi the colour tones.
4. Copper Containers:
Huge copper conainers are used in dyeing process. These containers are used to dye the boiling solution.
5. Rice starch :
Starch is extracted by boiling rice. The extracted solution is locally called as Kanji. Yarn is dipped in the kanji to obtain stiffness.
6. Spinning wheel:
This is the hand cranking spinning wheel which is locally called as "Mara ratinam". It is used to spin the silk yarn to spools and spindles. These spindles are used in weaving process for weft weaving.
7. Fly shuttle:
It is mainly used to process the weft. The spindles are inserted in fly shuttle while weaving. These shuttles are made up of whole bamboo pole.
8. Warp Beam: The length of yarn is wound on warp beam which is later loaded into the loom.
9. Jacquard machine:
The improvised equipments such as jala and jacquard are used to produce the designs for borders and pallu.
10. Warping Machine:
Warping machine are used to prepare warp beam.
11. Handloom:
Looms of Kanchipuram ranging from traditional to modern. Traditional looms can be operated manually and modern looms are upgraded with motor pedals.
12. Punch Cards: The design is punched on the punch cards and then the pattern is made on the saree.
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| Pure mulberry silk yarn source: google |
2. Zari:
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| Zari Thread source: google |
3. Dye colours:
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| Dyeing silk source: google |
4. Copper Containers:
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| Copper containers source: google |
Huge copper conainers are used in dyeing process. These containers are used to dye the boiling solution.
5. Rice starch :
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| Rice starch source: google |
Starch is extracted by boiling rice. The extracted solution is locally called as Kanji. Yarn is dipped in the kanji to obtain stiffness.
6. Spinning wheel:
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| silk converted into threads source: google |
This is the hand cranking spinning wheel which is locally called as "Mara ratinam". It is used to spin the silk yarn to spools and spindles. These spindles are used in weaving process for weft weaving.
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| Spindle used in weft weaving source: google |
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| Fly shuttle source: google |
8. Warp Beam: The length of yarn is wound on warp beam which is later loaded into the loom.
9. Jacquard machine:
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| Jacquard machine source: google |
10. Warping Machine:
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| Warping Machine source: google |
11. Handloom:
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| Handloom industry source: google |
Looms of Kanchipuram ranging from traditional to modern. Traditional looms can be operated manually and modern looms are upgraded with motor pedals.
12. Punch Cards: The design is punched on the punch cards and then the pattern is made on the saree.
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| Punch cards are used in jacquard looms source: google |
The information about tools and raw materials used for making silk sarees provided in this blog was really excellent. Thanks for sharing.
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