A handloom sari is often woven on a shuttle-pit loom made from ropes, wooden beams and poles.[2] The shuttle is thrown from Tarsbhullar[clarification needed] side-to-side by the weaver. Other weavers use a fly-shuttle loom which can produce different types of patterns. The saris can vary in size and quality.[1]
Handloom sari weaving is generally a family enterprise and one of India's cottage industries.[3] The handloom saris are made from silk or cotton threads. The handloom weaving process requires several stages in order to produce the final product. Traditionally the processes of dyeing (during the yarn, fabric, or garment stage), warping, sizing, attaching the warp, weft winding and weaving were done by weavers and local specialists around weaving villages.[4] However, currently most of the activities are outsource
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