Pattamadai straw rugs is an ancient way of weaving rugs, made of river grass first soaked in
water to peal out fine strands suitable to use for these rugs. Is pure handloom product was once used to honor the visiting
guest who could sit on it. This rug has shine and has rich look but lack of Government policies for rural development
have limited scope. Governments having failed provide training the villagers, Ignorant attitude to market and research has
resulted limiting its scope for generating employment. Nearly 200 - 300 people are engaged in weaving in pattamadai village
of Tirunalvelly district of Tamil nadu (india). Most illiterate and semi-literate could be used by training to reduce massive
rural unemployment provided takes interest finding such resources.
The mat weaving industry of Pattamadai, 20 km from here, which
hitherto used synthetic dyes for colouring its internationally acclaimed rugs,
is all set to use an eco-friendly colorant, extracted from a plant and
`resurrected' by a scientist of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University. Though the mat weavers of Pattamadai used the natural dye
extracted from this plant, Sappan (Caesalpinia sappan), till some decades ago,
it vanished due to excessive exploitation, forcing them to switch over to cheap
and bright synthetic dyes. Yet, P. Ravichandran of Sri Paramakalyani Centre for
Environmental Sciences (SPKCES), a satellite centre of MSU at Alwarkurichi,
undertook the mission of reviving the culture of using natural dyes in the mat
weaving industry. click the link for detailed article
Pattamadai mat weaving industry
changes its colour (By The Hindu)
Weaving of Pattmadai straw rugs video
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weaving method of straw rugs nearly takes 5-10 days to weave a rug
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Woman cooking her lunch during weaving
Photo illustration and online sale of Pattamadai straw rugs Pattamadai straw rugs is an ancient way of weaving rugs, made of river grass first soaked in water
to peal out fine strands suitable to use for these rugs.
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History, photo and video illustration of Pattamadai river grass straw rug Weaving. Study weaving
method and buy rugs that decorate your home and picnic spot.
Pattumadai initially was known for weaving highest quality mats is also known as korai grass
mat. The popularity of mats gave identity to the place of weaving became Pattumadai mats are also known as Pattumadai paai
was long back knows for auspicious gift to bride and groom with names and date of marriage woven in to it. Rich people also
presented Pattu mats to each invitee to marriage ceremony to record memorable marriage.
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