Talim (textiles)

Excerpt of a shawl talim (1882)

Talim (Kashmiri: تعليم, Kashmiri pronunciation: [t̪əːliːm], Urdu: تَعْلِیم, Arabic: تعليم, pronounced [taʕ.liːm] ⓘ) in textiles is a symbolic code and system of notation that facilitates the creation of intricate patterns in fabrics, such as shawls and carpets,[1] and the written coded plans that include colour schemes and weaving instructions.[2][3] The term is used in traditional hand-weaving in the Indian subcontinent. Talim was initially used to create certain types of patterns in Kashmiri shawls, and later came to be applied in the

production of carpets.[2][4]

  1. ^ Kaur, Gagan Deep (2017). "Cognitive bearing of techno-advances in Kashmiri carpet designing". AI & Society. 32 (4): 509–524. doi:10.1007/s00146-016-0683-2. S2CID 253683507. The designs in Kashmiri carpet weaving are encoded in a symbolic code, called talim, which the weavers decode while weaving the design ... The talim is a notational-cum-cryptographic system which has been devised specifically to encode the visual design in symbols.
  2. ^ a b Beardsley, Grace; Sinopoli, Carla M.; Morrison, Kathleen D. (1 January 2005). Wrapped in Beauty: The Koelz Collection of Kashmiri Shawls. University of Michigan Press. pp. 34, 42, 44, 45, 102. ISBN 978-0-915703-60-9. Talim: Written coded plan containing instructions for shawl weaving
  3. ^ Dhamija, Jasleen; Jain, Jyotindra, eds. (1989). Handwoven Fabrics of India. Ahmedabad: Mapin Publishing. pp. 66, 73, 128. ISBN 9780944142264. Retrieved 8 February 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ^ Muchie, Mammo; Bhaduri, Saradindu; Baskaran, Angathevar; Sheikh, Fayaz Ahmad, eds. (2016). Informal Sector Innovations: Insights from the Global South. New York: Routledge. p. 337. ISBN 978-1-317-37200-4. Retrieved 8 February 2023 – via Google Books.