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Weavers see "Kapdaa: Clothing the nation" |
Weavers in Salilapeta (weavers colony) of village Tolapi, Ponduru block, Srikakulam District, AP look through AID 2008 calendar Kapda: Clothing the Nation.
Weavers in Salilapeta (weavers colony) of village Tolapi, Ponduru block, Srikakulam District, AP look through AID 2008 calendar Kapda: Clothing the Nation.
AID Saathi Peter Bakos met weavers in Ponduru several months ago and took photos of them at work. He visited again just before the New Year and gave them copies of the calendar featuring some of their photos.
For more info please visit calendar.aidindia.org
Every household in this neighborhood works in one or more aspects of cloth-making. Families work together from dawn to dusk and some children help out after school as well. The skill in their hands is simply amazing. By mere touch they evaluate how to stretch or twist the threads, when they are ready for the next step in the process. Print cannot capture the rhythm of the couple working together at the loom, passing the shuttle back and forth, or the elegance of dyed yarns drying.
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