Tonight we visited a jacquard weaving shop run by the Mehta family.
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| Silk jacquard weaving on a special loom. Most of the weaving is done on homes and weavers are paid by the piece. |
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| Close up of the beautiful colors of the weaving. |
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Old style knot looms used before Indian independence in 1947 because the jacquard machines were not British! |
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| Samples of Weaving |
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