DCI to display handloom denim garments at Tex Trends

Denim Club India (DCI) is proud to announce that it will be showcasing a range of exclusive Handloom denim garments from 19-21st January, 2012 at the upcoming Tex Trends India Exhibition being held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.

On display for the first time will be a complete range of hi-fashion apparel, including shirts, jackets, formal coats, dresses, Jodhpur pants, and many more, all made from handloom denim. These garments have been crafted out of 100% authentic handloom denim and come with the ‘Handloom Mark’ which authenticates its originality and genuinity. The handloom denim vis-a-vis mill made denim has a very low carbon footprint.

The handloom denim used for these garments has been developed with the help, guidance and technical support made available to Denim Club India by Textiles Committee, Naraina, New Delhi. Textiles Committee extended support for this initiative under the Integrated Handloom Cluster Development Scheme of the office of Development Commissioner - Handlooms, Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India.

Appreciating the joint initiative by Textiles Committee & DCI for the path-breaking innovation, Shri R. N. Choubey, Development Commissioner - Handlooms, said, “It is nice to know that handloom denim has been successfully developed in the Bijnor cluster. This is a remarkable achievement and a very significant development as it will help in enhancing the value realization of the traditional craftsmen and will open new avenues for them.”

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Roadmap to bring in Ceylon Handlooms to Intl markets

The National Level Task Force (NLTF) formed on a high priority basis on December 22 by a top Minister for the development of Sri Lanka’s handloom sector started work on 10 January on the loom industry’s future roadmap as previously scheduled. The new national level project is expected to deliver value and professional structure to Sri Lanka’s $ 13 Mn and growing handlooms sector.

“This effort will bring in Ceylon Handlooms brand to the international markets and also will upgrade and modernise in order to attract more youth to the industry to sustain its long term course. More importantly, this is a collaborative effort by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce with various stakeholders such as the private, cooperative and provincial council level industries and the Universities” announced Rishad Bathiudeen, Minister of Industry and Commerce of Sri Lanka on 10 January at the Ministry of Industry and Commerce at Colombo 03.

Minister Bathiudeen announced this in the immediate aftermath of the in-depth, follow up discussion and presentations held on 10 January after the pioneering meet of the high level taskforce on 22 December at the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.

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Colder winter spurs demand for Kullu shawls

The demand for Kullu shawls has been relatively more this winter than last year due to minimum temperature dipping below the normal levels in Manali, a tourist destination in Himachal Pradesh of India.

Kullu shawls are famous for their traditional patterns and quality. Tourists visiting Manali prefer to buy shawls from more than 150 outlets in the Kullu district due to their reasonable pricing.

Speaking to fibre2fashion, Mr. BS Thakur, MD of Bhuttico Weavers’ Cooperative Society Ltd., informed, “Our sales have been 10 percent more than last year. Increase in sales is because of colder winter this year.”

Briefing about the shawl handloom industry in Kullu region, Mr. Sanjay Sharma, General Manager, Department of Industries, Government of Himachal Pradesh, says, “There are about 25,000 handloom units in the region, 20,000 of which cater to the domestic sector while around 5,000 of them are export-oriented.”

“The shawl making of this region is registered in the GI Act 1999. These shawls are in high demand because of their making pattern and the diversity in colours and mixes. These are manufactured using Pashmina, yak wool, and local wool,” he adds.


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TN handloom artisans to get new designs for sarees

With an eye to help the handloom artisans in the south Indian State of Tamil Nadu to get acquainted with the changing market requirements and exercise a firm foothold in the field, the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Chennai, has undertaken a Design Development Project together with the Directorate of Handloom and Textiles.

Pursuant to the project, NIFT is creating some 700 contemporary, marketable designs for home furnishings and sarees, which would be presented to artisans in handloom clusters in Virudhnagar, Erode, Coimbatore and Dindigul.

The new designs would help artisans to better understand the present-day market requirements and produce products which can stand up to changing market requirements.

In addition, the State government has also undertaken a cluster development programme to make weavers’ groups self-sustaining and to increase their visibility.

Under the programme, the government has prepared groups of 300 to 500 looms and categorized them as handloom clusters. The project is seen to benefit around 29,000 handloom weavers in six districts of Tamil Nadu.

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MP Handloom Corp ups sales target by 13% this fiscal

Madhya Pradesh Handicrafts and Handloom Development Corporation, working under the Department of Rural Industries under the State government of Madhya Pradesh, located in central India, has increased its sales target for the current fiscal by nearly 13 percent.

Compared to last fiscal’s sales figure of Rs. 101.8 million achieved through its emporia, the Corporation has set a target of Rs. 115 million for 2011-12 fiscal.

The Corporation has already achieved sales of Rs. 87-90 million this fiscal and is all set to achieve the new target set for the ongoing fiscal year.

The outlets of the Corporation mainly deal in handloom items that constitute around 90 percent of its products and the remaining 10 percent are handicraft items.

Around 66,000 handloom weavers are currently engaged by the Corporation to work on the 22,000 looms under its ownership.

The State of Madhya Pradesh has eight large handloom clusters – Chanderi, Gwalior, Maheshwar, Mandsaur, Rajgarh, Sausat, Sivhare and Vara Sivni.

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