Date: 01-04 March 2021
Location: Village Sangrur, Punjab
Local NGO: The Cocoon Foundation
Objective:
To set up loom and wrapping drum in a central location to enable weavers to work from a central location, in addition to their homes
To set up a pedal loom of size 60” width and graduate the Punjabi Khes weavers from the pit loom to the pedal loom
To set up a wrapping drum to enable weavers to wrap yarn easily
To training the Khes weavers to weave “single-patta” Khes
Result / Impact
Weaver are able save time wrapping yarn at a central location
Weavers were able to weave a broader Khes , therefore avoiding the joinery – a product that would have a greater market value
Weavers are looking at the centralised location as their “work”place
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