With nearly 37 years of experience in the handloom industry and weaving pattu sarees, Bhaskar recalls the beginnings of his career. “My native is at Choutuppal, but we have been in LB Nagar for ...

The entire process is complicated and time-consuming, and the women groups entrusted with yarn processing are demanding enhanced payments, which cannot be fulfilled due to the limited profit per ...

With nearly 37 years of experience in the handloom industry and weaving pattu sarees, Bhaskar recalls the beginnings of his career. “My native is at Choutuppal, but we have been in LB Nagar for ...

The number of handloom units in the town has gone down from around 40,000 in 2009 to around 29,000 currently. Whereas the powerloom units have grown from 60,000 to 120,000 during the same period.

Even handloom producers are switching to the Chinese produce, citing cheaper yarn prices—a trend that should worry policymakers. This trend has long-term ramifications beyond the loss of jobs.

Market sources said the '20 count' yarn, popularly known as 'open-end' and is mainly used by handloom producers, is now selling at $2.45-$2.55 per kg compared with its previous rates of $1.90-$2.0 ...

Salampur, a village near Saidu Sharif, is famous for its handloom industry and high quality of woolen shawls. About 70 per cent of the local people are connected with the industry, earning ...

The measure would benefit 25,000 handloom weavers in Tamil Nadu. Producing warp yarn, sizing the yarn, dyeing and weft yarn picking and pirn winding etc are pre-loom operations in handloom weaving.

MANGALORE: The National Handloom Development Corporation was set up in 1983 to ensure the availability of major inputs like yarn, dyes, chemicals, aug ...

Generation after generation, for these familes handloom weaving is a way of life. If I don t work on the yarn for a day I feel sick, says 75-year-old Attrinusa.

However, he expressed his dismay over the rising price of the cotton and silk yarn used as raw materials in the handloom sector. “The yarn which was priced at Rs 1,600 per kilo six months ago has ...