26iJ On the Mamifactures carried on at Bangalore^ 



irom tberji the following acpount of their various irjanu* 

 fact urea : 



The pj^tti/cgars, or sjlk- weavers, make cloth of a very 

 rich strong fabric, The patttrns for the first five kinds of 

 dresses arc similar to each other, but are very much varied by 

 the different colours employed, and the different figures 

 woven in the cloth ; for they rarely consist qf plain work. 

 Each pattern has an aj)propriate name, and, for the com- 

 njon sale, is wrought of three different degrees of fiueness. 

 If any person chooses to commission them, whatever parts 

 of the pattern he likes may be wrought in gold thr<ead ; but, 

 as this greatly enhances the value, such cloths are never 

 wrought except when commissioned The fabric of thp 

 sixth kind of dress is also strong and rich; but the figures 

 resemble those on the shawls of Qashemire, 



The turbans are made of a thjn fabric of cotton and sijk, 



7'he piUtuegars make also, in a variety of figured pat- 

 terns, the first three kinds of dresses of silk and cotton. 



They also make sada putayvshina^ or thin white muslins 

 with silk borders. These are enher plain, or dotted in the 

 loom with silk or cotton thread ; and are frequently orna- 

 mented with gold and silver. This is an elegant manufac- 

 ture, and is fitted for the first five kinds of dresses. 



Plain green muslin with silk borders , for the first three 

 kinds of dresses is also made by the puttuegars', but not 

 of so fine a quality as that m^de by the devangas, as will be 

 afterwards mentioned. 



The same may be said of the coloured striped muslin 

 with silk borders, called dti/ari liuvina, whJph is used alsot 

 entirely for female dresses, and is wrought of various pat- 

 terns. 



The puiUicgars dye much of their own silk; and they 

 ga\a* me the fi)llowing account of their processes : 



The silk is thus prepared for dyeing, the operation being 

 performed sometimes on the raw material, and sometimes 

 on the thread. Take 5 seers (3-rWV^^O of silk, 3 seers 

 (l-^oVel^O of soulu or impure soda, and 1-i- (o-pWo'^-) of 

 quick-lime; mix the soda and lime with A or 5 seers, or 

 j^JDOut 308 cubical inches, of water, and boil them for half 



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