Varieties of brushes 

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1. Commode Brush

• Purpose: Cleans toilets.

• Handle: Made from a cylindrical wooden stick, usually 45 cm (18 inches) long and 4 cm (1.5 inches) in diameter.

• Bristle Area: The last 11 cm (4.5 inches) of the stick.

• Bristles:

  • The first 6 cm of the bristle area are completely covered with coir fiber, with no gaps.

  • The next 5 cm have coir fiber bristles arranged in four rows around the stick.

• Bristle Height: Bristles stick out about 3 cm (1.25 inches).

• Fiber Quality: Fine quality coir fiber is typically used.

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2. Banister Brush

• Common Use: Primarily used in railways, automobile industries, and cotton spinning mills for cleaning machinery.

• Handle:

  • Starts as a cylindrical wooden piece, 23 cm long with a 5 cm diameter.

  • One end is narrowed for 12 cm to reduce its circumference.

• Bristle Area: The 23 cm portion is flattened for drilling holes.

• Bristles:

  • Coir fiber tufts are placed in four rows.

  • They are about 7 cm long.

• Fiber Quality: Second-quality coir fiber is used.

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3. Floor Sweeping Brush

• Purpose: Used for sweeping floors.

• Handle: Features a long stick, about 140 cm long.

• Brush Head: The wooden part where the fibers are attached measures 30 x 5 x 4 cm.

• Bristles:

  • Coir fiber tufts extend out about 8 cm from the holes.

• Fiber Quality: Fine quality coir fiber is usually preferred because the bristles are longer.

Differences Between Matting Loom and Mat Loom

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Differences Between Matting Loom and Mat Loom

1. Reed Dent Notation:

   • Matting Loom: A 100's reed means 100 dents in 1 yard (36 inches).

   • Mat Loom: A 30's reed means 30 dents in 1 foot (12 inches).

2. Warp Threads in One Dent:

   • Matting Loom: Usually 3 warp threads go into one dent.

   • Mat Loom: 2 or 3 warp threads go into one dent depending on the mat type.

3. Heddle Frames and Treadles:

   • Matting Loom: Has up to 4 heddle frames and 4 treadles.

   • Mat Loom: Has up to 3 heddle frames and 3 treadles.

4. Pulleys:

   • Matting Loom: Has 4 single pulleys and 2 double pulleys.

     • Double pulleys are tied to the 2nd and 3rd heddles.

     • Single pulleys are tied to the 1st and 4th heddles.

   • Mat Loom (3 heddle frames):

     • Double pulleys are tied to 1st and 2nd heddles.

     • Single pulleys are tied to the 3rd heddle.

   • 2 Heddle Mat Loom: Has only 2 single pulleys for 2 heddles.

5. Woven Mat Collection:

   • Matting Loom: The woven mat is rolled on a cloth beam (at the front).

   • Mat Loom: The mat is not rolled; it is collected loosely at the back.

6. Type of Shuttle Used:

   • Matting Loom: Uses boat-shaped shuttles.

   • Mat Loom: Uses stick shuttles.

7. Lamp Rod and Treadle Connection:

   • Mat Loom: Each heddle is tied to its own lamp rod. Treadles are tied to the center of the rod for better heddle movement.

   • Matting Loom: Front and back heddles are tied to lamp rods, which are tied to treadles. Middle heddles are tied directly to treadles.

8. Treadle Numbering:

   • Matting Loom: Treadles are numbered left to right.

   • Mat Loom: Treadles are numbered right to left.

9. Production Length:

   • Matting Loom: Can produce mats up to 50 meters long.

   • Mat Loom: Cannot weave very long mats; the mat gets piled and tension becomes uneven.

Netural dyes

Plant

Yellow onion Skine

purple onion Skine

Avocada

Carrot

Suffron

hibiscus Sunflouces Many robd

Turmeric Tea, coffee

Indio

Processing

Bloccting yam heatings

dyeing

18mus

Advantage

*

Extracted from renewable Sources

*Biodegradable and environmentally Friendly

* possess functional Properties.

(es) ant, bacterial, anti Fungar. W protective insect repellent and atomatic

*Unique Shades are obtained

waste and by-products can be used as a Bounce (eg wine &... avocado. Poals)

dis advantage

* Poor dye uptake, Color Strength and Pasthess

*Poor affinity with gotde Banos many toxtile Ribers

tand no affinity with Synthabik fiben

Require mordants

* Non reproducibility of Standar Shades

*Long, expensive, water-consumine Process