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IKAT
 Ikat, more commonly known as the Tie and Dye technique is a skill of weaving
randomly dyed yarn in natural zigzag or geometric pattern. The Ikat hand weaving in cotton
and silk is pursued by thousands of weavers in and around the villages of Nalgonda
district.
The technique involves tying the yarn and
then dyeing both the warp and weft using different colours to get the programmed patterns
before setting the yarn to the loom for weaving. The other technique involved is that of
the resist-dye. Clay or Wax resist is used to stamp or delineate the fabric, which is then
immersed and reimmersed in the dye. However, the former requires greater skill.
Telia Rumal of Chirala the yarn of which is prepared with the heavy usage of Tel
(oil), true to its name, is a muti-purpose cloth, which was a popular import item by many
Islam countries. Gorgeous silk sarees, table and bed linen, dress materials and curtains
in a fabulous range of designs and colours are made.
It is in the middle of 20th century that Chirala, Pochampalli,  Puttapaka and Koyyalagudem
were given a new lease of life by the All India Handicrafts Board as a result of which the
areas have now become the important centres for the production of what is known as
Hyderabaadi Ikats!! |
