Assamese Handloom Weaving
Ahom Royal Diamond & Buta
SNEHPAD
₹1,449
Assamese Handloom Weaving
Assamese handloom weaving, Eri silk (Ahimsa silk), Khadi, Extra-weft (bona) weaving · Jorhat and Golaghat districts, Upper Assam
SNEHPAD, the Society for North East Handmade Paper Development, Assam, began under KVIC in 2005 to promote livelihoods for North Eastern youth, and grew from handmade paper into pottery, wood craft and handloom weaving. Today it works with more than 1,000 traditional women weavers across 10 rural craft clusters in the Jorhat and Golaghat districts of Upper Assam, with equipped Common Facility Centres. Its producer enterprise, Bekajan Artistic Weaving Producer Company Ltd., is owned directly by the artisans and centralises yarn procurement, quality checks and sales.
Our weavers make Assam's handloom textiles on traditional throw-shuttle and fly-shuttle frame looms, and on jacquard looms brought in to raise output. Every motif is woven in on the loom using the bona (extra-weft pick-up) technique: the artisan counts the warp threads with a bamboo needle and builds the pattern row by row, so it never fades or washes out. We weave pure cotton, hand-spun Khadi and Eri silk, Assam's Ahimsa ("peace") silk, harvested without harming the silkworm. At Uttar Negheri, 200 Eri silk rearers and spinners use clean-energy ABHA solar spinners, with 100% plant-based natural dyes.
In Assam, weaving is not merely an occupation. It is a living cultural expression passed down across generations, and a source of dignity and independent income for women. Our motifs carry that heritage: the Gamocha-inspired red diamond, the Ahom royal kingkhap, the peacock (mayur) temple shrine, the butterfly (pokhila), kalka paisleys and the colours of Rongali Bihu. The traditional mekhela sador and the gamosa remain part of every festival and ceremony.
Working since 2005 under the guidance of KVIC. Partnered with the Ministry of MSME, ONGC and CSIR-NEIST; a KVIC partner with the Handloom Mark, directly artisan owned. With jacquard looms and precision warping drums, individual weaver output tripled and monthly income rose from ₹1,500 to ₹7,500. 365 units funded through Rang De crowd-financing, and 100+ weavers supported with loans, training and technical help. The producer company runs 2 retail outlets, sells on Amazon and Flipkart and has export clearance. Goal for 2025–2030: 5,000 empowered weavers
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