Cut Work Weaving of Mau, Uttar Pradesh

The cut work is a cotton inlay in cotton developed for furnishings, especially drapes, where it helps cut down the glare of the mid-day sun. Extremely popular with the urban consumer, the design repertoire covers geometric, floral, and paisley patterns. The technique is suitable to light and transparent fabrics and the motifs are formed with extra weft threads which hang loosely at the back. After weaving these threads are cut away.