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Image Source- Tirumala Designers   In Handloom Fabrics Handloom refers to wooden frames of different types which are used by skilled artisans to weave fabrics usually from natural fibers like Cotton, Silk, Wool, Jute etc.  It is a cottage industry where the entire family is involved in the production of cloth. Right from spinning the yarn, coloring, to weaving on the loom if done by them. Fabric produced from these looms is also referred to as Handloom. Basically, a loom that is used to weave the cloth without any use of electricity is called as a ‘handloom’. These looms are generally located in weaver’s homes and are done on frame looms or pit looms. It is done by interweaving of the warp and the weft threads, i.e., the one that is thrown across and the other that is woven respectively. The loom is the equipment that facilitates this interlacing. The handloom fabric is comfortable, durable, and soft because of the human-handling of the yarn in the process of weaving. ...

Image Source- Tirumala Designers   Handloom Fabrics are woven on looms operated by hand and before the loom became operational crafted simply by hand and elementary devices. The Indian saree was one of the earliest in traditional clothing to become part of a woman’s like and daily wear. It is by the average Indian woman defined as ‘functional, festive and fashionable clothing’. Cozy comfort afforded despite long durations of wear, it is colorful and cheery apparel that captures the essence of beauty and allure of a woman. The handloom saree has had endless avatars since it first came into existence in society. Each handloom product is unique and never replicated. The difference between seemingly similar products seen closely would reveal the slight changes in design, the orientation of a pattern, the border width or any other variation. Like an artist or any professional, who does not desire that any two works of his are similar but individually unique, so too the weaver, master...