PHOTOS OF WEAVERS IN COIMBATORE, TAMIL NADU, INDIA
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Weaver woman on her loom. Coimbatore. LZ19.



Weaver woman on her loom. Coimbatore. LZ18.


Weaver on his loom. Coimbatore. LAF45.


The shuttles of the body and the border, which are of different colours. Coimbatore. LAF48.



Weaver woman on her loom. Coimbatore. LZ20.


Weaver pulling the warp on his loom. Coimbatore. LAF49.


Jacquard loom with view of the mechanism. Coimbatore. LAG01.



Weaver woman on her loom. Coimbatore. LZ22.


Weaver woman showing saris she wove. Coimbatore. LAG03.


Detail of "ikat" weaving. Coimbatore. LAG04.



Man preparing his loom. Coimbatore. LAF50.


Man operating an electric loom. Coimbatore. LAG07.


Man operating an power loom. Coimbatore. LAG09.


Detail of the loom, Coimbatore. LAF43.


Jacquard mechanism, Coimbatore. LAF47.


Weaver wearing her own vowen sari, Coimbatore. LAG02.


Man operating an power loom. Coimbatore. LAG06.


Man operating an electric loom. Coimbatore. LAG08.


Weaver woman on her loom, passing the shutlle to create motifs. Coimbatore. LZ23.


Weaver woman on her loom. Coimbatore. LZ21.


Weaver besides a loom, wearing her own vowen sari, Coimbatore. LAF24.


Weaver woman on her loom. Coimbatore. LZ24.


Weaver woman on her loom. Coimbatore. LZ25.

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