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It was a beautiful day in Alwar today! Raining in here..and Alwar is GORGEOUS during monsoons! :D
Today I am going to share my Punjab experience. It was my first trip ever to the "pinds" and was full of, well, confusions and discoveries, disappointments and adventures..but, all-in-all, quite memorable!
We went there on a ten day expedition to study the craft of "Punja Durrie". Punja Durrie is a handicraft which was traditionally practiced by the women of Punjab. "Punja" is a tool which plays the role of a "reed" in the weaving process of "durrie" i.e. carpet. Hence, the name.
This craft was a part of the legacy passed on from a mother to her daughter. Also, a particular number of these durries (woven with visuals having auspicious symbolism) were gifted by the mother to the daughter's in-laws as blessings for the newly weds.
This module called "Craft Cluster" mainly involved a detailed documentation of the craft and making of an audio-visual narrating a story related to the craft. It gave me the opportunity to try my hands on the craft of video making with the help of Premiere Pro. Our AV is based on the concept of how the introduction of machine woven and other hand woven durries, which are faster and simpler, have led to the fall in the demand of "punja durries". The AV also shows the process of weaving.
I shall, in fact, upload the video pretty soon! :)
Till then the visuals will narrate the story. Allow them to give you an insight of the craft and how it works, looks and feels.
Simple yet beautiful, isn't it? :)
However, due to magnitude of hard work required to weave the durrie and it's very low market demand, the craft is almost dead. The availability of cheaper and more durable options has led to a decline in its demand.
It was just over-whelming to see the artisans working SO hard to weave each one of it, enough to sensitize us towards this craft and many others..It's essential for all of us to not just understand the value of these handicrafts which make our culture wealthy and meaningful, but also, contribute our bit towards its survival and more..
It was a beautiful day in Alwar today! Raining in here..and Alwar is GORGEOUS during monsoons! :D
Today I am going to share my Punjab experience. It was my first trip ever to the "pinds" and was full of, well, confusions and discoveries, disappointments and adventures..but, all-in-all, quite memorable!
We went there on a ten day expedition to study the craft of "Punja Durrie". Punja Durrie is a handicraft which was traditionally practiced by the women of Punjab. "Punja" is a tool which plays the role of a "reed" in the weaving process of "durrie" i.e. carpet. Hence, the name.
This craft was a part of the legacy passed on from a mother to her daughter. Also, a particular number of these durries (woven with visuals having auspicious symbolism) were gifted by the mother to the daughter's in-laws as blessings for the newly weds.
This module called "Craft Cluster" mainly involved a detailed documentation of the craft and making of an audio-visual narrating a story related to the craft. It gave me the opportunity to try my hands on the craft of video making with the help of Premiere Pro. Our AV is based on the concept of how the introduction of machine woven and other hand woven durries, which are faster and simpler, have led to the fall in the demand of "punja durries". The AV also shows the process of weaving.
I shall, in fact, upload the video pretty soon! :)
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| Punja, the tool used for beating of yarns after which the
weaving process has been named. |
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| Charkha used for spinning of cotton. |
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Cotton yarns being dried before being wrapped onto the
khaddi (loom frame) or dyed.
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Khaddi with complete warping.
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Artisan inserting the wefts in between the warps,
incorporating the design.
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| Bed durrie about to be completed. |
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| Popular motifs. |
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Type of clipping (rarely done because its time taking
and market demand is less).
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Simple yet beautiful, isn't it? :)
However, due to magnitude of hard work required to weave the durrie and it's very low market demand, the craft is almost dead. The availability of cheaper and more durable options has led to a decline in its demand.
It was just over-whelming to see the artisans working SO hard to weave each one of it, enough to sensitize us towards this craft and many others..It's essential for all of us to not just understand the value of these handicrafts which make our culture wealthy and meaningful, but also, contribute our bit towards its survival and more..
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