DARK BROWN WILD SILK SHAWL

Ny Lambalandy: velona itafiana, maty isalorana

  - In silk one drapes one’s self whilst alive as well as when dead.

 WHAT

Dark Brown Wild Silk Shawl

“A hand woven, plain-weave, wild silk shawl is naturally-dyed a deep, reddish brown. It’s a medium weight with 22 warp threads per inch and a finer weft spaced at 12 picks per inch. The fiber is handspun from silk cocoons–the silk worm fed on the leaves of the Tapia tree.”

    WHERE?

Tapia Forest, Amoron’i Mania, south central region of Madagascar.

   WHY?

Is silk always about indulgence or luxury?

What about the role it plays in the cultural significance of the communities who produce/process it?

    WHO?

PRODUCERS: Malagasy women

CONSUMERS : Covers a large market both locally and internationall

    HOW

i.Collection of silkworm cocoons

ii.Cocoons soaked in to water

iii.Increases four-five fold

iv.Dried in the sun

v.Once dried, soaked in soapy water for an hour and half

vi.Kept in container for about four days

vii.Fermentation- silk material is produced

viii.Threads are rinsed and dried in shade

ix.Finally dyed naturally

BIBLIOGRAPHY

http://www.irinnews.org/report/88224/madagascar-textile-industry-unravels

                  

                                        Group Members

               Sharanya Aggarwal

Siddhant Beriwal

Dhara Sheth 

Vaishali Kalra

Priya Gandhi