Erode :

Weavers of Erode paid homage to former president Dr A P J Abdul Kalam by weaving a window curtain with the ‘missile man’s’ face. They plan to hand over their specially made curtain to Kalam’s family soon.

Talking to TOI, designer of Chentex (The Chennimalai Weavers Cooperative Production and Sale society Limited), K Appusamy, said that this is the first time he has designed a curtain for such an occasion. “I have made several curtains stamped with eminent personalities. I am happy to have this opportunity to design a curtain as a tribute to Dr. Kalam.

It’s a jacquard weave he has used to make the curtain. The face is first designed on the computer. After work on the computer was completed, he handed over the jacquard pattern to weavers Baby and her husband Subramanian.

“It took me a day to complete the design work. It took another whole day for the weavers to complete their work. The entire curtain has been made by hand,” he said.

This is the second time Appusamy designed Kalam’s face. On the first occasion, he had made a wall hanging when Dr Kalam became the President of the country. He has also made a wall hanging for Sachin Tendulkar, when he hit a double century in a one-day match for the first time.

He also did some design work for the Semmozhi function held during the DMK regime. When the Thanjavur temple turned 1,000 years old, he created a design of the temple. He got global recognition for his bed spread sprinkled with Tamil vowels.

The members of Chentex plan to present this special window curtain to Kalam’s family in Rameswaram, after all the formalities are completed.

They plan to sell specially made wall hangings through Co-optex outlets across the state.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Coimbatore / by V. Senthil Kumaran, TNN / July 30th, 2015