Handlooms (Handloom Industry in Pochampally)
Pochampally has traditional looms, whose design is more than a century-old. Basking underthe glory on par with the weavers of other places, Pochampally weave is popularly known as tie and dye weave. The uniqueness lies in the transfer of design and colouring onto warp and weft threads first and then weaves them together. The fabric is cotton, silk and sico - a mix of silk and cotton. Increasingly, the colours themselves are from natural sources and their blends. The consumer-weaver interactions provide inputs for new designs. The weavers from the older and new generation have shown resilience and adapted themselves to the changing tastes of the consumers.

Training in Handloom weaving (Training for Handloom weaving)
Chenetha Gurukulam (School for training in handloom weaving) has been started with the spirit of introducing & handing over the ancient art to the world. With experienced Gurus here popularly known as Master Weavers, the Gurukulam teaches the entire process of Weaving since from its inception to Ready to wear condition. The Gurukulam comprises different programs with multiple course durations.

Dyeing (Process of yarn dyeing in Bhoodan Pochampally)
In Pochampally dyeing is done with tie and die technique, in which the warp, weft or both are tie-dyed before weaving to create designs on the finished fabric. Great care must be taken in tying resist areas with water repellent material such as bicycle inner tubes cut into strips. The precision of the wrapping determines the clarity of the design. After wrapping, the warp threads are dyed. When finished and unwrapped, the areas under the ties have stayed the original colour. Numerous colours can be added after additional wrappings. Designs generally are worked out on graph paper. Since designs are already incorporated in the threads, great care is to be taken while putting the warp on the loom. Keeping all the threads in position is necessary for the design to work. The natural movement during weaving gives designs a feathered edge which characterizes this technique.

 Weaving (Process of weaving in Bhoodan Pochampally)
Pochampally handlooms are well known for the durability of the colours used in the yarn. The mixture of colour gives the durability. Usually Pochampally handlooms are made in cotton, silk and sico - a mix of silk and cotton. The count used in weaving gives the softness and hardness of the fabric.  Count means the number of threads used in the length and breadth for weaving known as warp and weft respectively. Each and every thread of the Pochampally saree is hand woven. In Pochampally frame looms are used for weaving. Here each weaver works from home with all the family helping in different processes. Perhaps the grandmother is winding bobbins, while the wife is marking out the design on warp threads and the husband is weaving on a loom in the main living area. Their life revolvess around weaving.

Decline of Handloom Industry (Concern of Handloom Industry in Bhoodan Pochampally)
Once famous Pochampally Handloom products are now becoming extinct due to the low wages prevailing in the industry. Previously Pochampally was full of talented weavers who used to do magic in the looms to produce the best handloom products. Now you can see very small number of weavers is actually in the profession. It is informed by the locals that presently Pochampally sarees are weaved somewhere else also and sold as Pochampally Sarees. There is an emergency situation to take necessary action to protect the traditional Pochampally Sarees.

Weaver’s Voice (Concern of weavers of Bhoodan Pochampally)
The weavers demand a responsible role by the government to protect the handloom industry by providing subsidy for yarn and a rehabilitation package for the weavers who have suffered due to the rains. They hope that if the government takes the responsibility to support the handloom industry by way of showcasing and marketing the handloom products, then only the industry can survive or else the present situation is leading to the end of handloom industry in Pochampally. The new generation is also not interested in the profession due to the hard labour and long hours spend to bring out the finished product, but the returns are not lucrative to make them stay in the profession.