Handloom Weaving

One of the objectives of the weaving course is to enable students at IIT Bombay to weave their own convocation scarf.

DE335 Handloom Weaving for Beginners/DE119 Material Exploration (Weaving)
Introduction to spinning and weaving
Types of Yarns and Knots
Using the Peg-warp
Beaming, Drafting and Denting a Table Loom
Introduction to plain weaving
History of handlooms

References
Chandler Deborah, Learning to Weave, Interweave, 2009
Dixon Anne, The Handweaver’s Pattern Directory, Interweave, 2007
Hoogt Vander Madelyn, The Complete Book of Drafting for Handweavers, Shuttle Craft, 1992
Jain Jyotindra, National handicrafts and Handloom Museum, Mapin, 1989