Suka Indian Handlooms
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Film 002 · Pochampally, Telangana

Geometry Tied Before the Loom

Ikat's pattern exists before the loom does: the yarn is tied and dyed so the motif is already inside the thread. Shot in a tying shed in Bhoodan Pochampally across one working morning.

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An audio-described version of this film has not been recorded yet. The transcript above describes every shot as well as the speech, and is written to stand in until it has been.

Filmed with Padma Rao · Pochampally, Telangana

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