Vadodara: Craft Mashru Weaving Listeners, Gujarat Indigenous Fabrics rooted in Patan and Kutch, will get a new rental of life.
Researchers in the Ministry of Clothing and Textile University Me are trying to rejuvenate crafts with product design and diversification.
“We all know about fabric handloom celebrating such as Brocade and Tie.
Mashru is a beautiful happiness of these two fabric techniques.
This functional fabric is perfect with the climate conditions of the hot area,” said Priyanka Kumari, who took the project as part of his PhD below Professor’s guidance Anjali Karolia.
At present, Mashru is mainly made in rayon and cotton combinations in Pathan and cotton with cotton in several Kutch villages.
Kumari has developed various Mashru varieties including Mulberry silk with cotton, Tasar silk with cotton, Korean silk with cotton along with existing varieties.
At the same time, he had tried to reintroducing the missing Mashru technique.
“Long back, tie and brocade ‘buttis’ is a feature of this craft.
Unfortunately, at present this use is not visible.
This is usually identified by its line pattern,” Kumari said, which with the help of Weaver Mashru based in Patan and even prepared male wear , use children, office clothing, furniture to provide a wider market to Mashru.
Weaving is usually regarded as a male duty.
“However, Mashru Weavers of Patan women have proven it as obsolete ideas.
They are towards economic empowerment in their traditional settings.
But with some Mashru weavers left in Patan, need to be strengthened.
The number of Mashru weavers is also very little in Kutch.
The strengthening can be done with participation Active weavers and promotions among people, “he said.