{"product_id":"hand-spun-scarf","title":"Kotpad Scarf","description":"\u003cp\u003eKotpad hand spun and hand woven organic cotton scarf, with red natural dye tribal motifs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e50cm x 2m\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003eHand wash in lukewarm water with mild detergent.  Do not bleach or soak.  Dry indoors or in the shade.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe village of Koraput in Odisha, India has existed since 300BC.  However, the textile tradition of one of its tribes (the Mirgan) remained unknown until the early 1980's.  The Mirgan's textiles - called Kotpat - come in the limited colour palette of brown and maroon on hand spun, hand woven unbleached cotton.  The entire production process is sustainable:  for washing, the women take the yarn to the nearby pond.  Wooden poles are used to dry the yarn and woven items on, water for dying is heated in earthen pots and the weaving done on pit looms made of wood and bamboo.  Everything is hand woven. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHowever, Kotpad weaving is threatened with extinction:  cows and cow dung is in short supply in the villages of Odisha, there's hardly any wood ash (used as mordant) available any more, the madder trees (used for dyeing) are dying out and the lengthy dyeing and weaving process makes the product too expensive for the local customers and it holds little appeal for the younger generation to enter into.  SOURCE:  from the documentary \"Kotpad Weaving - the Story of a Race Against Time\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Woven Nomad","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34464556711995,"sku":"SCA-CRE-MAR-STR","price":350.0,"currency_code":"NAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0328\/4870\/7643\/products\/kotpad10.jpg?v=1613984775","url":"https:\/\/wovennomad.com\/products\/hand-spun-scarf","provider":"Woven Nomad ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}