HAS

We are quite often asked for more information on handloom, so here’s some information on how our products are made.

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The starting point is when the cotton yarn is dyed (using environmentally-friendly dyes). The yarn is boiled, coloured, washed and dried and spun on to bobbins to create the warp. The warp is the length-wise yarn through which the weft is drawn. The weft is threaded through the warp using a shuttle. Handlooms were the original weaver's tool, with the shuttle being threaded through alternately raised warps by hand.

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This then becomes the beautiful scarves, cushion covers, napkins, coasters, bags etc. from the HAS range. By-products are recycled to create jewellery, including HAS necklaces.

Overall, this is a labour-intensive process. The wonderful thing about handloom weaving, however, is that it is a cottage industry, and artisans are able to practise their craft locally or at home.