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Textiles of India :
India claims 1st position in terms of the installed weaving capacity in the
world, but it does not have much importance in terms of quality weaving as
the share of shuttleless looms to the total shuttle looms in India is just
1.62%, which is very meager in comparison to the other countries. So the
sector requires modernization by way of replacing the old/ordinary looms
with modern looms. This is the need of the hour in order to sustain / expand
market share and in meeting the requirement of apparel industry for quality
fabrics.
It is conspicuous to every person engaged in the textile business that the
textile industry occupies a unique place in the economy of the country by
virtue of its contribution to the industry output, employment generation and
foreign exchange earning. It commands respect as the largest employer, next
to agriculture, providing employment to about 35.00 million people,
directly. It accounts for 14% of industrial production and 17% of export.
The textiles of India bear the imprint of the fine craftsmanship of the
Indian weaver. The skill of weaving with deft fingers, drawing patterns and
creating designs, is an art, which has been handed down through generations
from father to son, from time immemorial. These finest gossamer fabrics
woven from yarns of superior finish are now being manufactured more and more
on powerlooms. The emergence of powerloom has transformed an art into a
modern industry, employing more than 7 million workers. The combination of
traditional art and contemporary modern designs, have given an unique
character to the Indian powerloom textiles. The modernization process
undertaken by the powerloom industry has widened the scope of products such
as grey, printed and dyed fabrics and cotton made-ups into a variety of
sophisticated finished lines of a wide range of widths and sizes. Besides,
the industry is now in a position to offer fabrics not only of cottons but
also of rich blends of cotton, synthetics and other fibers. The process of
economic liberalization has enabled the industry to become globally
competitive, not only in terms of price, but also of quality. It is
therefore not surprising that the total exports from the sector has grown
from Rs.1917.66 crore in 1996 to Rs.8296.15 crore in the year 2005-06.
The top ten major importers of powerloom fabrics and made-ups of 100% cotton
are USA, UK, Germany, Italy, Bangladesh, France, Greece, UAE, Sri Lanka, and
Spain.
The Powerloom Development & Export Promotion Council (PDEXClL) set up by the
Ministry of Textiles in 1995 has been making constant endeavors to develop
the powerloom industry and to promote exports of powerloom textiles. The
Council has been organizing Buyer - Seller meets for the domestic as well as
export markets in addition to participation in national and international
fairs to promote the exports of powerloom textiles. The Council has been
facilitating modernization and quality improvement in the industry through
seminars & workshops. The PDEXCIL has also been actively working as
interface between the Govt. and the industry on various policy related
matters.
It is estimated that there are around 19.24 lakh looms in the decentralized
powerloom sector in the country, spread over around 4.31 lakh units with an
average holding of around 4 looms producing around 62% of the total cloth
production in the country. The majority of these looms are conventional,
ordinary shuttle looms; with virtually no process or quality control devices
or attachments. The numbers of shuttleless looms are only 35,000. Thus India
claims 1 st position in terms of the installed weaving capacity in the
world, but it does not have much importance in terms of quality weaving as
the share of shuttleless looms to the total shuttle looms in India is just 1
.62%, which is very meager in comparison to the other countries. So the
sector requires modernization by way of replacing the old/ordinary looms
with modern looms. This is the need of the hour in order to sustain / expand
market share and in meeting the requirement of apparel industry for quality
fabrics. Therefore the Government of India, Ministry of Textiles had devised
the strategy for modernization of the powerloom sector. The National Textile
Policy 2000 (NTxP-2000), recognizing the criticality of the weaving sector
to the entire textile industry and its export thrust, has laid emphasis on
the adoption of appropriate technology in the decentralized sector and
envisaged action for its rapid modernization. The objective is to aim for
induction of 60,000 shuttle less looms up to the end of 2007 in the
decentralized powerloom sector which will lead to a quantum leap in
technology upgradation.
The industry is very happy that the government has brought in many schemes
to modernise the textile industry like TUFS (Technology Upgradation Fund
Scheme), TCIDS (Textile Centre Infrastructure Development Scheme), CLCS
(Credit Linked Capital Subsidy), SITP (Scheme for Integrated Textile Park),
Group Workshed Scheme, NCUTE (Nodal Centre for Upgradation of Textile
Education). These schemes can be extended and awareness can be brought among
the industry to utilize the schemes. Due to the changes in the international
scenario on the implementation of WTG agreement on textile industry, our
country is facing some implications. We need to prepare our self to meet the
challenges of global competition by increasing the productivity & by
improving quality of our products.
Due to the changes in the international scenario on the implementation of
WTO agreement on textile industry, our country is facing some implications.
We need to prepare our self to meet the challenges of global competition by
increasing the productivity & by improving quality of our products.
About the Author:
The author is the Chairman- Power loom Development & Export Promotion
Council.
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Embroidery:
Embroidery, an expression of aesthetics, rendered with patient labour, is an
art described as "painting by needle". Embroidery adds grace and elegance
even into articles of everyday use. Indian embroidery takes its inspiration
from nature and the products of various regions reflect the colors of the
flora and fauna of that area. Embroidery on leather, velvet, net, cotton,
hessian and silk is done all over the country. Designs in Indian embroidery
are formed on the basis of the texture and design of the fabric and the
stitch. The dot and the alternate dot, the circle, the square, the triangle
and various permutations and combinations of these go to make up the
designs.
Religious motifs such as gopurams, the tulsi plant, the temple doorway etc.,
are all equally popular. Enriching fabrics with the use of precious stones
and metals is also well known. Beads and mica have also been used to
embellish embroidered fabrics. Traditional embroidery materials such as
wool, cotton, silk, beads and gold or silver thread and exotic materials as
beetles wings and various seeds are being used to add richness. Today,
practically all the known embroidery stitches employed in any part of the
world are used in India.
Kashmiri work has a rich color spectrum and exquisite workmanship with
beautifully composed designs depicting common local symbols like the chinar
leaf, the grape, the cherry, plum, apple blossom, lily, the saffron flower
and various birds of the region.
The Punjab-Haryana specialty called the Phulkari (flowered work), is
traditionally worked on coarse cotton in red or blue or flossed silk. One
can find the scenes from Krishna leela and other religious subjects,
depicted in the dark silk embroidered 'rumals' of Chamba.
Karnataka's Kasuti is famous for sketching of religious themes. They make
use of backstitch, the running stitch, the cross-stitch and the zigzag
running stitch on hand woven cloth, using brighter colors like red, purple,
green and orange.
The practice of the famous Chikan work is now centered at Lucknow (U.P.) and
Gaya (Bihar) This Chikan work dates back its origin to the royal courts of
Oudh. This is done with white cotton on a fine white muslin base using a
variety of stitches minutely worked together with knotted stitches resulting
in designs with raised surfaces. The creation of 'jali' or the net effect is
one of its specialties.
Kantha Embroidery: The 'Kantha' Embroidery of Bengal makes imaginative use
of waste rugs, which are sewn on a base with simple running stitches to form
motifs.
Tribal embroidery:
The tribal embroidery is a class by itself with a wide range and varied
style and composition. It generally features bright colors and simple
motifs. They are often free hand, with no signs of being marked, or
necessarily symmetrical. They are usually done with colored thread, and the
types of stitches, subject matter, and layout define the tribes who produced
them. Among the most colorful works is the work of the Lambadi and Banjara
tribes. The Nilgiris' 'Toda embroidery' is also distinctive.
Shisha Embroidery: A tribal technique, Shisha mirror embroidery is the
process of attaching tiny mirrors to a textile, usually in combination with
other types of tribal stitches.
Zardozi Embroidery: An Islamic technique, Zardozi is the process if
attaching various types of gold thread to a piece of fabric. It includes
chain stitching gold thread, attaching gold beads and sequins, couching on
thick gold threads and twists, and sewing on a variety of gold coils, called
"purl" or "bullion". Silver and copper metals are also used to show a
variety of silver metal techniques on a thin chiffon shawl.
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