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The Handloom Industry is the biggest and most important cottage industry in India providing employment to large number of people in India after Agriculture. It provides employment in urban and rural areas in various forms. The craftsmanship of Indian weaver is world famous in urban and Indian Handloom Industry was not having trained technical personnel and was solely dependent on the expertise and knowledge passed on from generation to generation for its survival and development.
Institutes of Handloom Technology were established by the Government of India with the prime objective of providing technical personnel to the Indian Handloom Industry.
Karnataka Handloom Technology Institute was established in the year 1994. The main object was to provide quality education with super specialized skills so that trained technocrats can be provided for Textile sector. Also Karnataka is very famous for manufacturing textile products such as Mysore silk sarees, Ilkal Sarees, Monakalmurmu Sarees, Guledagudda Khana, Betageri Silk Sarees, Dhotis etc.
Explore traditional handloom techniques taught and preserved at KHTI.
Unique loop interlacing method joining body and pallu warp threads. Bold colors and high durability.
Intricate nature-inspired motifs in pure silk, known for fine detail and lightweight elegance.
Plain weave with checked patterns — simple, versatile, and rooted in rural Karnataka heritage.
Flat-woven geometric rugs using cotton/wool with knotting and interlocking techniques.