The Role of Hand Loom Industry
The introduction of frame looms and stand looms is a classic example of this. These were introduced two decades ago as alternatives to pit looms but both have yielded poor results due to technical problems. There was never an assessment of the difficulties faced by the weaver in adapting to the new looms. The failure only added more baggage to the travails of the hand loom weaver, who continues to be characterized as backward and resistant to change. It is safe to conclude that the new move of changing the ‘definition of hand loom’ is not directed at helping the hand loom weaver, but at bringing the power loom into the orbit of hand looms. - Read More
The introduction of frame looms and stand looms is a classic example of this. These were introduced two decades ago as alternatives to pit looms but both have yielded poor results due to technical problems. There was never an assessment of the difficulties faced by the weaver in adapting to the new looms. The failure only added more baggage to the travails of the hand loom weaver, who continues to be characterized as backward and resistant to change. It is safe to conclude that the new move of changing the ‘definition of hand loom’ is not directed at helping the hand loom weaver, but at bringing the power loom into the orbit of hand looms. - Read More
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