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Weft Reeling Process
Craft Revival Trust
New Delhi, India
The weft reeling process is the skein preparation prior to the dyeing of yarn, done on a wooden cylindrical frame.
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- Title: Weft Reeling Process
- Location: Kotpad, Odisha
- Type: Textiles
- Rights: Ravi Dhingra
- Medium: cotton
- History of Technique or Style: The Pata weave is the conventional wear of the Dhruva and Muria tribes of the region. The heavy, thick, handspun cotton is characterized by its patterning in natural-dyed shades that range from the deep-reds to the dark-browns. The Natural dye is extracted from the root of the aal plant (Indian Mulberry Morinda Tinctoria).
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