designer jewellery for income-generation

(A technical manual for terracotta jewellers part - 2)

Ujwala Gujar, Designer

DISTRICT RURAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY,WARDHA-442001

PH.NO-O7152 240705

(A technical manual for terracotta jewellers part - 2)

I am happy to release the technical manual of “Designer Jewellary for income generation”: a technical manual

for terracotta jewellery, Part-II. This work has been produced by Miss Ujwala Gujar, Designer, District Rural Development

Agency, Wardha with the technical supervision of Mr S P Mishra, SSO MGIRI, Wardha.

The work evolved in collaboration with Sant Goroba Kaka Self Help Group, Waifad Wardha under my supervision and guidance of

Ms Leena Bansod CEO ZP Wardha.

The jewellery produced by SHG shown excellent market response during different exhibitions at Wardha, Nagpur, Pune, Mumbai.

We encourage more SHGs as well as indusial to take up this occupation for their income generation.

Best Wishes

Mr E R Mohan Project Director, DRDA, Wardha.

Mr E R Mohan Project Director DRDA Wardha

Message

PREFACEI am pleased to present the technical manual of “Designer Jewellary for income generation”: a technical

manual for terracotta jewellery, Part-II. This work has been produced in my technical guidance by Miss Ujwala Gujar

during her association with the District Rural Development Agency, Wardha. Under this phase many new innovative

experiments were conducted and very good impacts were recorded like improvement of terracotta jewellery kiln,

identification of clay sources for better strength and texture, recommendation of different suppliers for supply of tools and

raw materials for mix-media jewellery etc.

The work evolved in collaboration with Sant Goroba Kaka Self Help Group, Waifad Wardha under the guidance and

supervision of Ms Leena Bansod CEO ZP Wardha and Mr E R Mohan Project Director, DRDA, Wardha.

The jewellery produced by SHG shown excellent market response during different exhibitions at Wardha, Nagpur, Pune,

Mumbai and Jaipur. We encourage more groups as well as indusial to take up this occupation for their income generation

and cultural development of India.Best Wishes

(S P Mishra)Senior Scientific OfficerRural Craft & Engg Section, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Rural Industrialization (A National Institute under the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises,) Govt of India

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I am greatly indebted to Ms Leena Bansod, CEO, ZP, Wardha for her immense interest, valuable suggestion during the

design and development of designer terracotta jewellery. I am also grateful to Mr. B.R. Mohan Project Director DRDA, Wardha for

supporting the Sant Gorobakaka SHG to set up an innovative business module.

I am elevated in expressing my deepest sense of reverence and gratitude to S.P.Mishar Senior Scientific Officer of

Rural Craft and Engineering section, MGIRI. for their sincere guidance, sustained interest, pains taking efforts and constructive criticism

thought the period of this creative and innovative work. Without his valuable suggestions for improvement at each stage ,this work

might not have taken its present shape.

It is also my immense pleasure to convey thanks to Mr. P.V.Bhalerao , APO(A.H.) DRDA, Wardha and SGSY project

members of DRDA. Wardha for there advice valuable suggestion and constant inspirations in accomplishment of this work.

Finally, I want to thank to all members of Sant Goroba Kaka Self Help Group, Waifad Wardha for production of

terracotta jewellery.

UJWALA S. GUJAR 2010-2011

SANT GOROBA KAKA SELF HELP GROUP. WAIFAD

Mrs.Jyashri Kadam

Mrs. Sangita Kadam

Mrs. Klpna Thakur

Mrs. Vanita Lasule

Mrs. Lila Thakur

Mrs. Pushpa Thakur

Mrs. Aruna Pandhare

Mrs. Uma Wandile

Mrs. Alka Thakur

Mrs.Sangita Kotangle

Mrs.Pratibha Thakur

Mrs. Venubie Anturkar

The terracotta tradition is a proud heritage form ancient India. Clay when

baked is called terracotta.

This range of ethnic designer jwellary is entirely handcrafted and made by

skilled artisans experienced in the terracotta tradition. They are among the best in the

country. Each piece is a work of art created in this earthy medium in ethnic,

traditional, as well as contemporary design with the finest finish.

The clay is processed into a highly soft and pliable consistency by

repeated filtrations .Then, each bead or constituent of the piece is made in to the

shape or form required, entirely by hand . Their are then sun-dried before being

baked in a kiln at high temperatures. Each bead is then hand painted and strung into

the desired piece of jewellary.

HAND PAINTED TERRACOTTA JEWELLERY

After the development of successful business module of Jai Durga SHG at

Waigaon, DRDA Wardha decided to replicate the experiment at different potters colony.

The following problem identified in pervious experiment were solved very successfully

during this phase.

1.Identification of different clay sources for better strength and texture.

2.Identification of different suppliers for good quality with reasonable price tools and

accessories.

3.Based on the problems identified during baking of clay beads modification of kiln.

TERRACOTTA JEWELLERY

TERRACOTTA NECKLACE SET UJD - C1

ATTACHMENT

NECKLACEClay beads - pipe shaped bead

L-2.5cm-18nos ball shaped bead

D-6mm-20nosNeck Chain/rope - Black cotton necklace thread

EARRINGClay beads -pipe shaped beads

D-7mm-6nos ball shaped bead

D-4mm-2nosEarring hooks - Brass wire with golden

colour -22 gauge Brass ball bead D-1mm-No2

Colour: Pattern ACRYLIC COLOURS

Golden.

Size- Standard sizePrice- 150/- per piece


ATTACHMENT

NECKLACEClay beads - Ball shaped bead

D-8mm-6nosNeck Chain/rope - Black cotton necklace threadShape of pendent - Window shaped

EARRINGClay beads - ball shaped bead

D-4mm-2nosEarring hooks - Brass wire with golden

colour -22 gauge Brass ball bead D-1mm-No2


Golden.Size- Standard sizePrice- 150/- per piece


ATTACHMENTNECKLACEClay beads - Cone shaped bead

D-8mm,L-11mm-12nos melon shaped bead

D-7mm-20nos ball shaped bead D-8mm-6nos

Neck Chain/rope - Black cotton necklace threadShape of pendent - Round shaped

EARRINGClay beads - Cone shaped bead



Earring hooks - Brass wire with golden colour -22 gauge Brass ball bead D-1mm-No2


Golden.



ATTACHMENT

NECKLACEClay beads - Cone shaped bead









Golden.


TERRACOTTA NECKLACE SET UJD-C5

ATTACHMENTNECKLACEClay beads - Cone shaped bead









Golden.


TERRACOTTA NECKLACE SET UJD-C6

ATTACHMENTNECKLACEClay beads - drum shaped bead


D-7mm-2nosD-12mm-1nos

ball shaped bead D-3mm-19nosNeck Chain/rope - Black cotton necklace threadShape of pendent - Round shapedEARRINGClay beads - drum shaped bead





Golden.


ATTACHMENTNecklace

Clay Beads - Drum Shaped Bead D-3mm,l-11mm-4nos

Melon Shaped Bead D-8mm-2nos

Puffy Coin Shaped Bead D-9mm- 19nos

Ball Shaped Bead D-6mm-18nosNeck Chain/Rope - Black Cotton Necklace ThreadShape Of Pendent - Round Shaped

EarringClay Beads - Melon Shaped Bead

D-9mm-2nos Puffy Coin Shaped Bead

D-9mm- 2nos Ball Shaped Bead D-6mm-

4nosEarring Hooks - Brass Wire With Golden

Colour -22 Gauge Brass Ball Bead D-1mm-

no2


Golden.



TOOLS

For preparation of terracotta jewellery basically two types of tools are required-1)Tools for curing of clays2)Tools for composition of jewellery

TOOLS

Chain nose cutter

cutterRound nose

UP DRAUGHT KILN FOR BAKING OF BEADS

For baking of jewellery beads a small kiln was firstly developed by Rural Craft & Engg Section, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Rural Industrialization. The form of the kiln is rectangular, opened at top with an entrance tunnel for the fire provided at bottom. The floor on which the beads inside the wares are placed, is made perforated by bricks to let the fire pass. During baking the top Of the kiln is covered by broken pieces of wares or tiles.

In the previous design it was observed that the 25% beads were over baked. The firing space has been re-designed and it was found that the previous problem was fully solved. The size of different spaces as follows-1)firing space – 120 X 40 X 40 cm 2)fire mouth is 40 X 60 cm and 3)Loading platform 40 X 60 X 40 cm

A- advantages1. Better control of fire then traditional furnaces.2. Better circulation of hot gases and flues, resulting more uniformity in temperature.3. Better retention of heat due to walls.4. The top of kiln can even be covered during the firing to retain heat but allow the escape of

sufficient hot gases to create a draft.5. A temperature up to 900°c can be attained.b. Limitations1. air entry in these kiln is from fuel feed opening and is not symmetrical. which results in

insufficient mixing of air and also radiation loss from fuel feed opening is high.2. No control over fuel burning rate except varying the fuel feed, which is not a better way

than to control on air flow.3. No arrangement of damper to control excess air or exhaust losses.4. Skill is required in setting of wares , as more space is left in the area of cold spots so that

more hot gases may pass while the spots tending to overheat should stacked more densely.5. No arrangement of chimney to increase the firing temperature and to improve the direct for

combustion efficiency and so to reduce firing time.

FIRING KILN LAYOUT

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FIRING KILN PHOTO

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