The Handloom Story: The Revival of Ayyampettai Kutni Fabric
In a world where the global fashion trends are constantly evolving, upholding our intangible culture is on the foremost line. Weavers of India play a vital role in exhibiting our culture across the globe. Ayyampettai Kutni fabric is a medley of silk and cotton in a noble note. It is exclusively known for its unique heritage textile engineering technique, shiny glossy silk in the front and cotton in the rear, woven in satin weave, which makes it comfortable designer clothing. History The major contribution of Kutni weaving style comes from the weavers of the Sourashtra community , who had migrated to Tamilnadu from Gujarat. With their exquisite knowledge and extraordinary skills in silk weaving they created silk clothings and other materials for the royals and eventually settled here. They were locally known as ‘pattu nool karanga’ (silk people) and passed on the tradition for generations. The journey The story revolves around Mr. Selvaraj, a master weaver awardee who works his