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The hustle and bustle of making Lal Salu

The thin red cotton cloth known as ‘Lal Salu’ is mainly used for making quilts. It is also in high demand for shrines and other purposes.This special cloth is produced in various parts of Narsingdi district. During November-December, as the demand for quilts rises with the onset of winter, open fields and spaces in Narsingdi turn red with Salu cloth.

The hustle and bustle of making Lal Salu

Muhammad Mostafigur Rahman

bdnews24.com

Published : 07 Dec 2024, 08:23 PM

Updated : 07 Dec 2024, 08:23 PM

Small factories producing salu cloth are scattered across different areas of Narsingdi Sadar Upazila. In these factories, cloth is woven from yarn on looms, particularly during November and December.

This dyeing process involves several stages before the cloth is cured.

Workers in Salu factories handle chemical dyes without using protective equipment.

After being dyed red, the cloth is taken to open fields to dry under the sun.

In winter, harvested crop fields are utilised as drying grounds for the Salu cloth.

Long rolls of Lal Salu are laid out in rows across the fields to dry in a special manner.

Drying the cloth begins early in the morning, and workers have their breakfast between tasks.

A worker can dye and dry 2,000 to 2,500 yards of Salu cloth in a day.

From dyeing to drying, workers earn Tk 400 to Tk 500 for every 1,000 yards of cloth.

If the weather is sunny, it takes approximately three hours to dry one batch of cloth.

Once dried, the Salu cloth is folded on the field.

The folded cloth is then delivered by workers to the traders.

Many of the workers come from the Mymensingh region.

However, with the growing availability of blankets and warmers, the use of Lal Salu for coats has declined. As a result, the number of factories producing Salu has significantly decreased.

Lal Salu cloth is sent to wholesale markets in Madhabadi and Baburhat, Narsingdi.

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