PREPARATION OF LOOM

Drafting-
A process where they pass the end from the heddle wire in accordance with the draft is known
as drafting. It is done by two people. One person is called the reacher and the other is called
the drawer. The one putting the end through the heddle is called the reacher and the one
pulling it is called the drawer.

Denting-
After drafting is done, those ends are passed from the reed dent. In other words- The process
of passing the ends from the dent reed in accordance with the order of denting of the fabric to
be woven is called denting. It is done either by just one person or two people.

Piecing -
The tying process is performed when the fabric design is to be the same as before on the same
loom. When weaver’s beam is finished, instead of doing the drawing process on it, they tie the
new weaver’s beam with the finished one. In this process, the ends of the new beam and the
finished one are tied together.

Design Setting-
The designs are done by dobby. In order for the dobby to produce figures/patterns, it is kept on
the top of a loom. It is attached with the loom to control the movement of the heddle shaft. It is
made/crafted by some local carpenter.

Weaving-
Weaving is interlocking of two separate yarns at right angles like wefting thread and warping
yarn, which makes a cloth material. In handloom the weft yarn is spun to the small bobbins that
is placed inside the wooden instrument called Shuttle. The weft yarn loaded Shuttle is moved
between the warp yarns, which makes the weaving process, appear. The warp yarns are held
by heddles in the loom. Alternate warp yarn is picked up by one heddle and rest of the other
warp yarn is held by other heddles. The movement of the pedals moves two heddles up and
down which makes the warp into two parts and opens a small passage every time the peddling
is done. That passage is where the shuttle is moved from right to left and left to right
correspondingly. Thus, the weft yarn is weaved and interlaced between the alternate warp
yarns. The shuttle can be moved by the hand or pushed with a force with small hand
mechanism applied that is called Fly shuttle. Once the shuttle is moved the weft yarn is
tightened and pushed towards the previous weaved yarn with the help of reed beater. Reed is a
wooden block with tiny passages made for the warp yarn to insert. Reed is moved to-and-fro
for tightening the weft yarn. This is a repetitive process, which happens, only when a weaver
pedals with the legs, moves the fly shuttle with his/her right hand and moves the reed beater
with left hand. All these movements should occur in correspondence in order to acquire the
smooth flowing of weaving process.