Durrie weaving: loom, pattern and work
Explore the flat woven surface of a Punjabi durrie, from coloured wefts packed with a panja to different loom arrangements for bed and floor coverings.
Punjab
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Workshops, skills and materials
Bring materials, makers and work into view through six sourced accounts of making and learning.
How to approach this subject
Choose a particular process and follow its evidence. Ask who carried out the work, which materials the account identifies and whether it describes observed practice or a proposed course. Read an artisan interview beside a technical description without treating them as interchangeable. The readings support comparison of skill, tools, products and working arrangements, while preserving the scope and date of each source.
An intentional selection
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Khaddar and handspun cloth
Spinning makes yarn and weaving makes cloth. Follow these separate stages through institutional definitions and documented Punjabi production accounts.
Punjab
Multani blue pottery
At Multan’s blue-pottery institute, a 2016 programme proposed design and Kashigiri courses, materials trials and support for participating artisans.
Multan, Punjab
Chiniot woodwork
Chiniot furniture takes shape through timber selection, workshop cutting, brass detailing and assembly, as documented in a local workshop study.
Chiniot
Brass and copper utensils
At Jandiala Guru, heated metal is shaped, hammered and finished by hand. Follow how this work gives brass and copper vessels their form and surface.
Jandiala Guru, Punjab
Punjabi charpai making
A charpai combines a joined frame with a tensioned woven surface. Explore the woodworking, rope choices and repairable structure behind this Punjabi bed.
Punjab