hi

Woolen Shwls, Bhujodi Sahws and Duppata

Woolen shawl of Gujarat have become very popular throughout the country. Draftspersons of Kutch weave these shawls on traditional pit or shuttle looms using Desi Marino and even acrylic wool. The rough wool collect from the sheep is the prime raw material use by Vankar community living in oasis like villages of kutch for developing there appealing shawls. The raw wool is colored in vegetable dye in the desired print of both wrap and weft threads. The shawls are uniquely woven with colors suitable for modern city and export market.

Shri Damji Premji Vankar explores his families weaving tradition from a perspective of design. With his alder brothers they found Handloom Design Center in Bhujodi Village. They come from rich weaving traditional. His father, Brothers, Brothers Wife’s is recognized as master craftmen and have received national award. And his father also recognizes and awarded as Shilp Guru.

They also able to dye his product in natural color like vegetable dye. The technique he initiated has become the mainstream with all the weavers. So he encouraged to have more varied and attractive hues than limited color of Babul, Neem, Pine trees.

As year passed national and international market brought home new design and experiment with new material also began. There are many other products added to their list like mufflers, stoles, veils, cotton yardage, etc. in silk weaving with vegetable dye with use of traditional and contemporary designs. 

Bhujodi Handloom Shawls

Kutch has the regional distinction of being home to a strong cluster of traditional weaving communities who make a variety of hand woven clothing, garments accessories, home furnishings and carpets from different type of yarn. 'kutchi' weaves are unique in the patterns and motifs that are woven into fabric.

woolen yarn is sourced from kullu manali and ludhiana, cotton from ahmedabad, skill from bangluru, tussar silk from Bihar and two varieties of silk yarn are also sourced from assam. The yarn are dyed in preparation for weaving; the dyes used are a combination of both chemical and Natural dyes.

The looms used for this weaving are also made by hand are of various sizes depending on what is being woven. Carpet and saris require looms with large frames. In the past, wood from the jungle would be used to construct the looms. Today, some components are available in the market but seventy five percent of the loom still has to be built by hand. Just as the skill of weaving has been handed down from generation to generation, there has evolved a group of carpenters who specialise in looms, and have worked in tradem with the weavers over the years. 

Kutch District

Photo Gallery Credit Hunnar Shaala Kutch is a rough diamond, its many sides, a multitude of artisans each a geometric perfection of the earth.” says vankar premji velji, traditional handloom artisan from Kutch. Kutch an ethnic web of inter-woven cultures, manifested flamboyantly in her colorfully vibrant art and craft heritage. This cultural mix plays host to a thriving exposition of textiles, ornaments, living style, eulogized within a contemporary framework. In the year 2002,this district suffered a divastating earthquake,whose results were felt across the state and country.Because of its unique topography,it lies in a highly Seismic Zone.The entire district was devastated and most towns and villages completely destroyed.The figures for human life were appaling.Yet,due to the concentrated efforts of the Gujarat Government,non resident Kutchis and various Aid Agencies,kutch is back on track and apart from industries and ports being developed,the Art and Craft Sector is thriving,eager to show that calamities may come and go, but human inguenity will continue to survive and the district is vibrantly welcoming a wide variety of tourists.  It is the western most region of the country sharing a long border with Pakistan, taking its name from the legendary tortoise or Kachua in the Vedic myth of the ocean churning. The multifarious coastal topography has cast a direct influence on the hinterland. The biodiversity of the region is exemplary, salt plains and scrub desert vie for space with rich grasslands and mangrove watered coral reefs. This geographical diversity finds a ready partnership in the cultural and folk diverseness of the varied communities of people inhabiting this territory. Centuries of migrations by different peoples and their absorption and amalgamation have culturally enriched the design perceptions of its colorfully vibrant Art and Craft forms. The region enjoys close cultural ties to Sindh and is home to a variety of pastoral and semi-nomadic communities, which has generated a marked influence in the design traditions of this region. District Administrative Headquarter Bhuj city is the Administrative Headquarter of the District.  Talukas of the District Kachchh, Lakhpat, Rapar, Bhachau, Bhuj, Nakhatrana, Abadasa, Mandvi, Anjar, Gandhidham, Mundra Neighboring Districts or States East- Patan and Banaskantha Districts West- International Border with Pakistan North- Rajasthan state South- Rajkot and Surendranagar Districts, Gulf of Kutch Traditional Trivia The design diversity in the Kutch artisan is continuously renewed by his ability to absorb and consistently evolve many faceted planes of creativity. Variations arising out of geographical conditions has made Kutch a unique landscape. The cross cultural influence of Sindh coupled with a long coastline blessed with maritime trade and a virtual isolation from the subcontinent due to the Rann resulted in a curiously diverse influence on the creativity of artisans. Though geographically isolated, Kutch has been open to a cross cultural influence on its traditions and values. Kutch’s rich hegemony is illustrated through civilizations on the banks of the Indus to four centuries of Rajput rule dovetailing into its amalgamation within a modern India. An ocean of external influences by way of trade, incursions, conquests and migrations have created a craft history of vibrant colors and forms coupled with a variety of creative techniques. From the bounties of the earth, the Kutch artisans created objects of need and value embellishing them with a talent born out of centuries of artistic perception. This has been enmeshed with a personal familiarity with the client and his needs. Distinct design variations in motifs, patterns, color and form served as markers defining the diversity in the communities while establishing a visual identity for them. The fabric of Kutch art and craft is embedded in social need and is now expanding its spheres into the design sensibility of the contemporary world.

bhujodi

bhujodi is extra ordinary village than the other. they have something more in their hand ,awesome handloom craft in the village.
here is handloom stall with Indigo Die make at Handloom Design Center at Bhujodi .
Awesome ............

 

HDC BHUJODI is nothing but an best firm of handloom in the bhujodi,