AURA QUE has developed a range of jacquard fabrics with our producer in South Kathmandu. The original Geometric Stripe version has been so popular in our Jogi Bag range, that we have developed this design and the new Aztec pattern, into coloured versions in Purple/Green, Yellow/Pink/Purple and Red/Mustard/Purple for the late summer season.
The jacquard is made on the mechanical wooden loom, controlled by punched cards with holes in specific places that correspond to rows in the fabric design. This makes up the Geometric Stripe and Aztec fabric designs. Different colours are introduced to ge tthe colourful patterns, or the black and white version.
It takes one person a full day to make many metres, as the shuttle is fed by hand through the fabric to produce the cloth. So our current AURA QUE order is being made at the moment by hand, employing 4 workers on the machines. It is energetic work, and the clacking noise is loud and rhythmic when you are next to the machines.
Above: Fabric and colour design development.
Above: Spining the yarn onto the bobbins to be threaded onto the looms.
We will have 6 colourways available over the summer for both our Jogi Bag range and our leather/jacquard bag range for more playful and colourful range by AURA QUE!!
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