A version of the traditional charkha which uses multiple spindles as opposed to a single spindle and is intended for use primarily in cottage industries. It was first designed in 1954.
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Handloom commonly used for traditional tapestry and carpet weaving, in which the warp threads are stretched parallel or nearly parallel…
A wooden or plastic rod on which weft yarn is wound for use in a loom. The pirn is fixed…
Treadle-operated charkha or spinning wheel used in the Indian subcontinent to spin carded wool, cotton, silk, nettle or hemp into…
An early image projector developed in the seventeenth century, where pictures were showcased through transparent plates, typically made of glass.…
Also spelt gad, it is a type of block used in textile block-printing. The image in the block is carved…
An optical device and precedent to the camera, which was used as an aid for drawing and sketching. Developed in…
Film cameras that produce images larger than 24 mm x 36 mm but smaller than 4 inches x 5 inches.
A tool used to separate warp yarn threads and keep them in their place in a hand loom. It is…