Traditional Apparels & Accessories

Before plastic was introduced in India, combs were made of wood, bamboo, metal, bone, and ivory. Whether simple in design or an intricate work of art, comb-making was a hereditary craft. Now the craft product is viewed as an object of curiosity and decorative value rather than as an object of everyday use. The share of the market controlled by wooden comb-makers has dwindled and they are now focusing on crafting hair ornaments and pins, along with intricately carved spoons, ladles, and other items of cutlery.

Tilla juttis of Haryana are sewn out of locally cured leather and then ornamented with silk, metal embroidery, beads, and designs done in appliqu?, with thin leather pieces of different colours. The designs are extremely delicate and the colours used are vivid ones. An equally colourful item is the embroidered knuckle pad.

Malhores, as the community is known as are the expert craftsmen. They move around in search of collecting old brass scrap and casting images of gods and goddesses.

Cotton textured saris(womens?s ware) and dhotis(mens?s ware) of Salem district are very famous . These have very pure cotton texture and weavers work on the three- shuttle weave loom. Beautiful eyes of peacocks and cuckoos are the main and attractive motifs weaved on the saris and the dhotis.

Korvai dhotis or the saris are made of cotton and silks.The method followed for both the fabric is similar. The two side shuttles carry colours for the border which include the same material and colours as the border warp. The middle shuttle carries the material and colour of the body of the dhoti or sari. The borders are woven with a non-continuous weft and interlocked together, creating firm, colour borders.