Textile factory tour?

midwestjules

Are there any textile factory tours available in India? How about around Bangalore, Delhi, Varanasi, or Kerala?

wonderwomanusa

Factories? What did you have in mind?

I found it most interesting, in Gujerat and in Orissa, to go to the homes or workshops of weavers and watch them producing ikat textiles or bhandini (tie-dye) or mirror work.

In Varnasi and in Kanchipuram, you can watch folks weave silk sarees; the pressure to buy is considerable.

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bijapuri

Planning on visiting the Chanderi weavers cooperative next month. Will post report

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byronic

Right you can check out some of the weavers of the Chanderi cooperative at this site.
http://www.chandericluster.org/directory.htm
BiJ and I are visiting in Feb 2004 and I plan on taking a lot of pics.

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beach

There is a Silk factory in Mysore(one of the oldest).This is govt run and a prior permission is required to visit inside. There is a showroom selling silk for visitors are also attached to it.

wonderwomanusa

I wonder if THIS (http://www.chandericluster.org/pehal...htaq/index.htm) is what "midwestjules" had in mind when asking about "factories."

Alan D

The Kullu valley in Himachal Pradesh is famous for its brightly coloured shawls with distinctive patterns.

These are mostly woven on hand made looms and you can watch them being made in people's houses in the valley's villages. My wife usually buys one each time we go there and also scarves for presents. Great mountain scenery too!

wonderwomanusa

Kulu shawls are very stylish in Delhi right now; on post-New Year shopping sprees, I saw many women wearing them.

And though I didn't get to Kulu to buy mine, the HP Emporium in Delhi has a good selection, as does the Central Cottage Industries Emporium.

midwestjules

Thanks for the replies, everyone! This is what I'm looking for..

SHIMLA

The Kullu Shawl Weavers have an association called BHUTTICO. Their factory is located at Bhuntar, just outside Kullu town, at the confluence of the Beas and Parvati.

If you take HPTDC's day tour of Manikaran, a visit to the factory is included.

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