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History of Tilla Juttis
Leather tanning seems to have reached a high stage by 3000 B.C. which paved the way for a wider use of this wonderful material that man sought. The earliest skins were used to sit on like mats and highly prized were of the tiger, but equally valued were those of the deer, particularly of the dark variety. |
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| Fine Art |
| Tilla juttis of Haryana are sewn out from locally cured leather then ornamented with silk, metal embroidery or designs done in applique with thin leather pieces of different colours. The design are extremely delicate and the colours bright. An equally colourful item is the embroidered knucklepad. |
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| Procedure |
| Pattern of the shoe or chappal is drawn on a thick paper. This tracing is kept on the leather, which is cut accordingly by sharp edged knife. To the edges of the leather for sewing, weight and thickness by the hide is considered. If a heavier weight skin is sewn, inner edges to be joined are carefully thinned. Once skived, heavy leathers are handled like light and medium weights. Stitch gauge is used to mark the seams for stitch holes. Lighter the leather, smaller the spaces between the stitches. To give a firm support, glue is applied to the flesh or inner side of seam. |
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| Resources |
| Basic Material : Leather, hammer, straight-bladed knife pair of pliers, shoe last etc. |
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| Artifacts |
| foot wear, bags, jewellery boxes, belts, tilla juttis |
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