Cloth Handicraft: Variety of Weavings in India

Name of the Weaving Location Features
Pata Weaving Bastar, Chhattisgarh  Mainly used by tribal women.
Mashru Weaving Gujarat A handwoven mix of Silk and Cotton textiles. 
Bohra Cap weaving Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh Both geometric and floral patterns are created. 
Patku Weaving Gujarat Patku is a tie-dyed textile, woven on a pit loom.
Crochet Work  Andhra Pradesh It is a process of creating fabric by interlocking loops of yarn, thread, or strands of other materials using a crochet hook.
Pattu Weaving Rajasthan It is mainly done on woolen textiles. Threads of Pattu are made of either camel or sheep wool.
Wangkhei Phee (GI Tagged) Manipur Very fine white cotton is used for this.
Shaphee Lanphee weaving (GI Tagged) Manipur This traditional textile fabric is woven as a shawl. Meitei women are usually involved in making this type of shawl.
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