“Belonging to the handloom weavers family, we divide the work equally and manage to weave around 8-10 sarees every month. Our district is an important cluster for handloom weavers and we weave the Pochampally ikkat sarees here.

After my morning chores, I sit down here to do the winding process of the Tie & Dye yarn which is one of the crucial parts of saree making. The spinning wheel is used to prepare spools and spindles of the thread and without this, the weaving of the saree will not begin. This requires a lot of focus as each process we do is interlinked in making a saree.

Sales get tough in a price-sensitive market like the handloom industry but the government and the local NGOs are working for our progress to increase awareness in such segments through online marketing.

Things seem hopeful this year and we are slowly getting back to work in full strength after a dull phase ever since the Covid-19 pandemic hit the country. We are dependent on the festive seasons and we are hopeful to get more orders for the upcoming Sankranthi and other festivals later.”