Telia Rumal – The unidentified craft of Telangana
Telia Rumal is a handcrafted product which originated in Andhra Pradesh back to the early 19 th Century. Telia Rumal means ‘Oily handkerchief’.Telia Rumal is made by the double ikat weaving process. Telia Rumal is currently practiced in several villages of Nalgonda district of Telangana which traditionally used to do at Chirala, Andhra Pradesh. The word Ikat means to bind or knot, as the yarn that goes into the weave is tied and dyed before being woven. In single Ikat fabrics, either warp or weft is tie-dyed and woven with the other thread (weft or warp) of solid color. In double Ikat, both warp and weft are tie-dyed according to a pre-determined pattern and then woven to create a design on the fabric. This craft involved a detailed process in which the warp and the weft are tied and dyed according to a predetermined design. The yarn is dipped into an oily solution before the weaving. This oil property of Rumal makes it distinct from the Pochampally ikat sari and ...