Lightweight un-degummed raw silk and high-count cotton handloom weaving with hand-inserted coin and peacock zari butis in Madhya Pradesh.
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The tradition & historical record
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Practised in the fort town of Chanderi in Ashoknagar district since the thirteenth century, weavers work un-degummed kataan silk warps that retain natural sericin stiffness, producing sheer breathable fabric. 1
Extra-weft ashrafi (gold coin), chatai, and lotus motifs are woven by hand using separate small needles (nalaki) suspended above the pit loom. 1
