Our Techniques
Our Craft Techniques
From mountain fibers to finished textile — every step shaped by Himalayan tradition and the skilled hands of Kullu’s artisans.
Spinning Techniques
The traditional drop spindles is used for spinning of the various types of fibres into yarn especially by the older women as they are very practiced in its usage and are averse to changing over to more improved and efficient spinning wheels.
Vegetable Dying
At Kullu Karishma we started with chemical dying of the yarn. Fortunately within a year we realized somehow the chemical colour did not gel with kind of products we were producing. Beside the fact that procurement of chemicals was..
Knitting
Majority of the products we do are hand knitted. The products made are sweaters [pullovers, cardigans], caps, socks, gloves, leg warmers, stoles and mufflers. Various types of knitting are done which ranges from plain knits to variety of cable designs..
Hand Weaving
The tradition of Wool weaving in Himachal Pradesh is of very ancient origin. Its exquisite textiles woven in tapestry weave over a twill ground in natural shades of wool .The hand weaving is done by the weavers at home…
Crochet
A small portion of work is crocheted. The crochet is mostly done with cottons to make hand bags and purses. Here again the size and the pattern to be done will determine the time taken to make any particular product.