History of handloom in Bangladesh

Handloom of Bangladesh presentation

The textiles of Bangladesh has been high regarded both here and aboard since antiquity, with the delta, of the  then Bengal, being renowned for its cotton and very fine weaving.

Since the 16th Century and with the arrival of the Moguls, the most appreciated textiles of Bangladesh was the muslins. Muslin refers to a very fine woven cotton that was produced here in this fertile delta.– it was so finely woven here in Bangladesh, it was said that it could pass through a signet ring. With the influence of Persian designs and Hindu weavers Jamdani was born, this is fine woven muslin with geometric floral motifs.

Backstrap Weaving

The Traditions of Backstrap Weaving 21 March ed

Manjulika Chakma and Niaz Zaman

Regional Conference and Workshop

Bain: Weaving the Past, Present and Future

Dhaka, March 22 -24, 2009

• By moderate estimates, it is understood that Bangladesh has at least 888,115 weavers.
• Of these weavers, 472,367 are male and 415,748 female.
• Male weavers work on the power loom, the handloom, the Chittaranjan loom and the pit loom.
• Most female weavers work on the handloom

–Some on the stake loom

–But the majority work on the backstrap loom.

Bangladesh Textile Residency

Gold-patterns-and-shadows!

This is  a diary for the 2 month textile residency in Bangladesh from 15 December until 14th February 2009/2010.

https://bangladeshtextileresidency.wordpress.com/tag/tangail/:

Ismini Samanidou