Process of making Gota Patti

Hola everyone, I really want to share of skills of how to make gota patti. Today i will tell you all what is the process of Gota Patti. Its very interesting , hope you will enjoy it. :)

I will try to explain it with a table step by step so that it doesn't get boring for you.

Step 1- Fabric Selection
Step 2- Tracing the design on paper
Step 3- Setting fabric on the wooden frame
Step 4- Making a design on base fabric
Step 5- Attachment of Gota Patti by back stitch

The yarn used in Gota weaving is purchased from the market. Yarn is then hanged on stand and drawn upto the machine by manual process.
Weaving machine is run by electricity and woven fabric comes cut in a ribbon form.

The ribbons are cut into desired lengths as per the need of the customers and roll is made and tied.

Later on it is supplied to the people to make laces, for making different designs on it or for the punching process with which the different shapes come out. And then finally supplied to the artisans for the creative work.

CRAFT WORK PROCESS

Motifs which have to be made on fabric are first drawn on tracing paper then perfections done are on its through pin so it could be thread on fabric.

The fabric is switched edge to edge on Adda (frame) to make the work of the artisans easy. 

Marks are put by chalk on the fabric where the motifs have to be traced.

Motifs are traced on it using the tracing paper and the paste (a mixture of chalk powder of and kerosene oil) with cotton or cloth. 

Then the Gota patti is pasted on the fabric traced design.  

After pasting the Gota the edges are embroidered with the Zari thread to give it
aesthetic look and make it more elegant.

Subsequently the entire work is beaten with the help of the instrument known as PEETAN(hammer and block made of wood). 

When the cloth is beaten by the Peetan the fabric is all set for removal from the Adda and the fabric is ready for sale.