Cannanore Home Furnishing are basically fabrics like curtains fabrics, table linen and the made ups like blinds and curtains, cushions, bed linen, kitchen linen, bath linen, covers, lifestyle products, bed spreads and terry towels. Cannanore of Kerala State has a rich weaving tradition of 400 years with remarkable hand skill passed on through the generations.
Cannanore Home Furnishings fabrics and Made ups have unique compact structure and texture of cloth, unique colour combinations, wide width, skilled craftsmanship and colour fastness due to excellent dyeing quality.
The special beating techniques of the weaver, creates the dominance of the weft on the surface of the fabric. The blend of the warp and weft is so well defined that a feel of the fabric reassures you the effort and attention that has gone into its creation.
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The cloth production started in North Kerala between 16th and 17th century, when the Koalthiri Raja-the ruler of Chirakkal, Kannur brought some weaver family from Chera Nadu –Tamil Nadu, during this period pit loom weaving was introduced. They were settled at Kadalayi (puthyatheru) and in Kannur region. The products were woven for the exclusive use of the Royal family.
The fabric may be in stripes, checks, floral or geometrical designs, with woven borders, manufactured from cotton or art silk or in combinations. Another characteristic furnishing fabric called ’mushru’ cloth in satin weave, with silk or rayon warp and cotton weft, having brightly colored stripes and geometrical designs.
Handloom damask is a firm lustrous reversible fabric where a weft satin is formed upon a warp satin ground or vice versa. Casements, in a variety of designs are also popular for furnishings and dress materials depending on the weight of the fabric and end uses.
Hand looms produce a wide range of counter panes and bed
covers in a range of weaves and designs. Woven in cotton, these bed coverings
may be in stripes, checks, floral or geometric patterns or carry intricate
jacquard and dobby designs, ethnic and traditional motifs.
Towels are manufactured in different weaves, viz. plain
honey comb, huck-a-back, terry pile etc. Of these varieties, dobby and jacquard
terry towels are exported in substantial quantities.
The specialty of Cannanore fabric is its colour fastness due
to best dyeing quality, the land has very pure natural soft water source
throughout the year, which is a boon for perfect dyeing of the first part of a
very important process in Textiles.
Yarn boiling using Coconut inner shells for duration of
around 12 hours, helps in removing all the impurities in the cotton yarn, and
softens the cotton yarn for deep colour absorption. The subsequent bleaching
gives the fresh white look and creates the base for the rich penetration of the
colours.
Hand dyeing in open dye bath, using the most durable Vat
Dyes, prepares the striking look of the colours. Due to its high cost, all
around the country Vat Dyes are slowly being shelved. But in Kannur have
continued with the same.
The Products from Cannanore has carved for itself the admiration of the niche markets and placed in the high end stores all around. They are distinctly recognizable due to the richness it carries and the feel of life in it.
GI Tag Registration Date : 04 September 2009
GI Tag Number : 144
Certificate Number : 117
Geographical Area : Kerala
Special Cover Release Date : 10 February 2022
Cancellation : Kannur 670 001
Type : GI Tag Cover
Cover Identification Number : KL-3/2022
A sample of Cannanore Home Furnishing is enclosed with the cover.
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