[1] These blankets are popular in India where they are manufactured, previously by hand loom but now by Jacquard machine, and are known for their unique design and durability.
[2] Solapuri chaddars were the first product of Solapur, Maharashtra, to obtain Geographical Indication (GI) status.
[1] The development of the handloom weaving industry in Solapur seems to have commenced during the regime of the Peshwas.
The family was the unit of work and the women and the children helped the weaver in preparatory processes and in some cases in dyeing also.
The rise of the modern factory in India in the 1970s altered the organisation of the local hand-loom weaving industry.