History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c23.s4.31

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In South India where garments follow the mode of the ground fabric being fashioned in one colour with borders of another, the interlock is found at junctions where two opposing weft coloured picks are united. Since three separate shuttles are used in this category of weaving, this is also called the three shuttle technique (Fig.20).