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EVOLUTION OF JAMDANI
With its rich and varied textile traditions, weavers of Bengal have been practising these crafts for centuries, with an instinctive sense of color, weave and harmony. These crafts were primarily pioneered to be used for Indian wears, ethnic clothes for centuries. However, in recent times, it has been extensively used
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REVIVING THE FINEST KHADI WEAVING
Eastern part of India especially bengal weavers are renowned for weaving the finest count of hand-spun cotton yarn for a long time. Unfortunately, we are seeing such fine arts on the verge extinction, therefore at Anuprerna we are in continuous endeavour to revive such beautiful complex crafts working with certain
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Choosing the right fabric for your project
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5 Steps involved in hand weaving preparation on Hand Looms at Anuprerna
Long before the weaving can actually start, the yarns for setting up the loom is prepared. This prepatory phase starts from choosing the yarn and its quantiy, goes through yarn dyeing, washing, winding and warping/drumming, and continues all the way to drafting and denting. The pre-loom phase is time consuming
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