Handloom Weaving in West Bengal, India (cont...)
Handweaving & Loom Embroidery
| Weavers at work in Workshop-1 |
| Weaver at work on the pit loom incorporating loom embroidery - creating motif by inserting the supplementary weft |  |
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Weighted Warp- for Border of Saree (workshop-1)- |
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Weavers at work in workshop-2 (all women run workshop) |
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Back of loom- notice the gold thread hanging at the back, ready for loom embroidery |
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| Front of loom- working of loom embroidery by two girls, each taking turn weaving with flying shuttle and embroidering on their side of the loom |
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Woven Samples
| Sample of sarees woven in Workshop-2 | ||
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