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The material which is used to make things are called raw materials
*What do you mean ikkat sarees?
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The unique sarees which are produced by the Weavers of Pochampalli are called ikkat sarees.
*What do you mean patent rights?
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Statutory right to be given the only person or an organisation to make use or sell a product or an invention
*What do you mean tie and dye?
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For dying the silk yarn is taken off, but when dry it is against stretched partly opened under tide again for dying this process is called tie and dye.
*What do you mean by wrap and weft?
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The yarn that goes from top to bottom is called wrap and left to right is called weft.
*What do you understand cooperative societies?
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Particular group (farmers, teachers etc.,) of persons are formed as a society to get the financial and other benefits
*Do you think people have enough money from work like basket making and weaving
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No. I think people do not have enough money from work like basket making or weaving.
*Prepare a list of goods which could have substituted the basket . Discuss with yot parents before preparing the list.
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1. Plastic basket,
2. Plastic tray,
3. Bamboo tray,
4. Bamboo stand,
5. Plastic bucket,
6. Plastic bags,
7. Woollen baskets and bags.
*Why do you think petenting Pochampally Ikkat saree weaving would help Weavers in Pochampally?
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2. The Weavers of Pochampalli produce unique sarees called ikkat sarees,
3. They are world famous have a unique design and colour.
3. That is why it is the first handloom cloth patented in India.
4. No other handloom/mill saree producers can sell in the name of " Pochampally Ikkat Sarees.
5. Pochampally and its surrounding villages Weavers can be sold this brand name.
*Should weavers procure raw materials , weave Ikkat sarees and sell them directly the people ? What are the challenges in it ?
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Problems of handloom weavers:
1. A stiff competition from powerloom and mill made clothes.
2. Mill made clothes are cheaper as they are produced on machines and use synthetic yarn which is
cheaper than cotton or silk
3. The weavers also do
not get good rates due to middle men’s involvement.
4. Their buyers are spread all over the world and Weavers do not have direct contact with buyers.
5. Fashions changing in the cities fast.
6. Weavers rely on middlemen to know about the designs and getting raw materials like cotton or silk.
*List the various handicrafts with location in Telangana and prepare a chart.
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1. Bajara Needle crafts : Telangana
2. Bidri craft : Telangana
3. Bokra Metal crafts: Tribal regions of Telangana
4. Nirmal arts: Nirmal District
5. Bronze casting : Telangana
6. Lacquer ware: Etikoppaka
7. Sarees : Pochampally
*Many new products have replaced handicrafts - identify them and find out where they are produced . Discuss how this could affect the lives of handicrafts persons.
a) Basket making:
1. Baskets made of bamboo and eatha chettu leaves require simple investment.
2. Basket makers are using very few materials mostly made of natural sources.
3. But many plastic industries produce goods like baskets with cheap rates.
4. So the demand for such products has reduced considerably .
b) Handloom weavers in Pochampally:
1. Pochampally Ikkat sarees are world famous.
2. They are high quality silk sarees containing simple geometrical designs and available mostly in three colours and shades.
3. Pochampally weavers face a stiff competition from power loom and mill made cloth.
4. These are cheaper as they are produced on machines.
5. So weavers are not getting much rates for Ikkat sarees.
Thus the lives of basket makers and handloom weavers are getting worse .
*Why did Polaiah's family come to Hyderabad ? Why does he have no right to vote in Hyderabad ?
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1. Polaiah's family came to Hyderabad to sell baskets and earn money.
2. Polaiah lives in a slum which does not have proper drainage, emits foul smell and breeds mosquitoes and flies.
2. The Municipal Corporation officials sometimes evict basket maker families, but they build huts again.
3. Polaiah don't have any proof of identify or proof of residence.
4. In this way Polaiah have been denied voting rights and ration card in this city.
*Mention the differences between basket making and Ikkat saree weaving and fill in the following table.
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Basket making:
Raw material: Wild date palm leaves, Bamboo Tools: knife Handloom Silk yarn , dyeing
How goods are sold: Sells directly to the customers
Handloom weaving:
Raw material: Silk yarn, dying cotton, thread
Tools: Bobbin, maggam, woodenloom, knives
How goods are sold: Sold to the middle men
*Prepare the flow diagram depleting the organisation of production in die making and handloom textile weaving.
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1. The flow diagram for basket making:
Spines of Eatha Chettu
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Shaves off the leaves with a knife
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Keeps them in sunshine
to make them dry
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Making baskets
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Selling of the Baskets
2. The flow diagram for handloom textile weaving:
Silk yarn wound on a Bobbin
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Dying the yarn
↓
Cotton made into thread
↓
Zari and design Brings
from Master weavers
↓
Warping
↓
Weaving in the Maggam
↓
Sending to the market
