This image of embroiderers seated at sewing frames was probably an exhibition photograph. These craftsmen are working with thread which has been mixed with gold wire made from gold leaf and then melted onto silver bars and forced through small holes in a steel plate to form very fine gauge wires. The thread is used to embroider a wide range of garments; shawls, scarves, sari and turban borders, shoes, purses, tablecloths and many other items. It was held that metal threads from India were less likely to tarnish than similar products from other sources.
1873- Dyers at work
Some evidence shows that textile dyeing dates back as early as the Neolithic Period or New Stone Age, which took place around 10,200 BCE. Dyes were originally derived from sources found in nature such as vegetables, plants, trees, lichens, and insects.
The vats are of clay and built-in as shown in the picture. The furnace goes right under the vat, the fuel used is the integument of the coca-nut.
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