Design Resource
Lungi Weaving - Vellore
South Indian Traditional Men's Wear
by
Prof. Bibhudutta Baral, Divyadarshan C. S. and Amulya S.
Tools and Raw Materials
Following are the tools and raw materials required for Lungi Weaving:
• Warping Beam: Metal or wooden rod like block were the warp yarn is loaded.
• Local Made Spools: Small round tin boxes with yarn spun onto it used in winding the yarn to warping wheel.
• Bundle of Cotton Threads: Essential raw material required for the cloth production.
• Vat Dyes and Naphthol Dyes: The chemical dyes used in dyeing process of the lungi.
• Acetic Aids: The aid used in dyeing process.
• Weighing Machine: The machine used in measuring the quantity of chemical powders.
• Crystal Salt: Salt used in dyeing process of the yarn.
• Mordant: A chemical used in the beginning of the process for weakening the yarn.
• Sodium Hydro Sulphite: A chemical used in acquiring a blue color.
• Rice Starch: Natural starch applied on the yarn for the sizing to give stability.
• Coconut Oil: Oil mixed with rice starch while doing street sizing.
• Brushes Made of Cereal Root Fibre: Brush used for spreading of the starch.
• Flying Shuttle: A weft yarn holder which has a small mechanism that help of weaving.
• Pirn and Bobbins: Small spools spun with yarn for weft (sewing).
• Traditional Handloom: A loom, which works with human’s energy and force.
• White Flour Adhesive Paste: A mix used for pasting the branding stickers on the product.
