A Survey on Traditional Designs and Colors of Telia Rumal

Abstract

Handloom weaving is one such art, which requires immense workmanship following spinning, dyeing, finishing, etc. activities. In India Ikat, a unique technique of fabric construction where yarns are tie and dyed before weaving to obtain designs on textiles, is one of the most important textiles which has mounting markets at Gujarat, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana State holding their respective styles of heritage in ikat designs. Puttapaka, a place in Telangana is famous for Telia Rumals also called Asia Rumals, one of an Ikat kind was marketed in the name of Pochampally. The main focus of this article is to portray the Traditional motifs and colour combinations of the Telia Rumals. With this regard, data were collected from 30 expert weavers using the snowball technique. According to the collected information nine traditional motifs/designs (Pachhis Kana/Nilam Peka, Uditakallu, Mungi Chakram, Malle Pulu/Nakshtram, Kaya/Muddabanti, Mungi, Mungi kaya, kaya and Badam) and three colors (white, red and black) were identified that are style statement of the Telia Rumals. With the changing trend presently the client interest and fashion forecast is influencing in the change of designs and colour combinations making the product more customised.