Dhalapathar Parda is one of the unique hand loom woven traditional door screen of India. The door screens are woven by a particular community known as Rangani at a village called Dhalapathar which situates about sixty kilometers from the state capital of Odisha state. The technique of weaving of the door screen is unique and not seen in any other places of India. The technique enables the weaver to create very large unit design on the center of the door screen without the use of jacquard or Jala which at least would require 600 hooks jacquard machine to weave. The designing craftsmanship of...

This book is all about the principles and procedures of construction of almost all types of weaves on graph paper as well as their development in cloth on loom. Each category of weave and their derivatives have been discussed precisely in a systematic way. The 3 Dimensional weaves and their developments in cloth on loom has been discussed. The basics of computer aided textile designing has also been highlighted. The practical application of different type of weaves in the development of the jacquard woven designs has been described with the examples. The book will be useful for the students...