The
weavers of KARRU KRAFFT in the of West Bengal are skilled at weaving the most
popular mats Madur. Weavers weave this on an uncomplicated frame loom made out
of bamboo. Warp is of cotton thread and the weft is a thin soft reed known as
madur kathi.
Karru Krafft craftsmen design three types of madur
mats. These are ek- rokha,do- rakha ? as they are light madur kathi weft. Do-
rakha is thicker than the ek- rakha and is more suitable and comfortable when
compared to ek- rakha.
These mats can be carried anywhere. Masland is a
textured mat on which the craftsperson designs geometrical designs on both the
borders. These designs are self in colour but sometimes they are painted in the
shade of magenta.
The
crafts-persons of Karru Krafft at West Bengal design plaited or coiled baskets
.The warp as well as the weft are made to intermingle in assorted ways. Twill
kind of design is obtained when the each weft passes over two warps and which
goes under two.
Single weft passed leads to a check effect which can be done
only by the magic hands of a skilled crafts-person. Coiled baskets are made
with a tall flowering grass called Keshe or Kash. Bsketry craft is carried from
one generation to the other.
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