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The community of weavers

The people who skilled in the art of weaving were called weavers.the profession was usually hereditary and weaving skills were taught by one generation to the next.the initial stage of cloth production was spinning.it was done mostly by the women with the help of 'Charkha' it was rolled on the takli.the rolled thread was then woven into the cloth by the weavers.weavings was performed mostly by men.

To meet the demand of coloured cloth,the thread was dyed by the dyer,or the 'rangrez'.The 'chhipigars' were the people who specialized in block printing.the goods ready for being sold were first collected in a warehouse known as 'Aurang'.