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Handicrafts & Carpets Exercise 1.10.62
Hand Embroidery Artisan - Rafugari and Finishing & Packing

Raw material used

Objective: At the end of this exercise you shall be able to
• calculate the raw material.

Requirements

Materials
• Shawl - as reqd. • Ink used for block printing - as reqd.
• Thread - as reqd.

PROCEDURE
Calculation of raw material in Sozni Shawl Formula
1 Measure the shawl dimensions Total thread = (Thread used per 10×10 cm) × (Total
design area ÷ 100 cm )
2
• Standard size: 2 meters x 1 meter = 2 sq. meters
• Custom sizes may vary. 5 Calculate tracing material
For design transfer
2 Identify the raw materials
• Design Sheet (butter paper): 1 sheet per shawl
Material Unit Purpose (approx.)
Base Fabric Meter Pashmina, Wool, Cotton, • Charcoal/Ink: 5–10 grams per shawl
etc.
Embroidery Meter/ Silk or cotton thread for 6 Tabulate the calculation example
Thread Gram Sozni Example for 1 Sozni Shawl with medium design
Design Tracing Sheet For transferring the
Sheet design Material Unit Quantity
Charcoal/Ink Gram For design tracing Pashmina fabric Meter 2 meters
Needle Piece Hand embroidery Embroidery Meter 60 meters
thread
3 Calculate base fabric consumption Tracing Sheet Sheet 1
• For 1 shawl, you need 2 meters of fabric if width Charcoal Gram 5 grams
is 1 meter. Needle Piece 1

• If fabric roll is wider, adjust accordingly:
7 Optional tools (reusable, not counted in raw
Formula material)
Required fabric (meters) = Shawl length × No. of shawls • Embroidery Frame (Hoop)
4 Calculate embroidery thread consumption • Scissors
Thread usage depends on design density • Iron (for finishing)

Thread used • Measuring Tape
Design type Coverage area (Approx.) per 8 Summary
Shawl
Light Sozni 20–30% 25–35 meters To calculate raw material for Sozni shawl
Medium Sozni 40–60% 50–70 meters • Know the size
Heavy Sozni 70–100% 80–120 meters • Estimate design density
Method to calculate precisely • Use sampling to calculate thread
1 Embroider a 10cm x 10cm sample with the design • Track fabric and tracing material
style.
2 Measure thread used in that sample.
3 Multiply by total design area on shawl.

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