Kainchi
The piece
Kainchi is a pair of shears. When the knotting is finished the pile is cut to three heights, six, twelve and eighteen millimetres, in long uneven terraces. There is one colour; the shadows do the rest. Shown as a rendering. Woven to order in Jaipur.
- Materials
- Hand-spun wool, undyed or dyed with natural dyes, cotton warp
- Dimensions
- Made to order in any size. Shown at 8 × 10 ft (about 2.4 × 3 m)
- Density
- 6 to 14 knots per inch
- Lead Time
- 6 to 10 months on the loom
- Origin
- Jaipur, Rajasthan
