Handcrafted Pattamadai Dry Grass Mats

Manufacturers of traditional handcrafted fine sleeping mats (Pattamadai Dry Grass Mats) made of dry Korai grass (marsh reed/Cyperus pangorei). Entire families in Pattamadai are involved in the manufacture of these mats for more than 120 years.

The Famous Grass Mats of Pattamadai

Silk mat / Pattu paai / Pattamadai Pai (mat) is a beautifully crafted floor mat.Every tamil family would be familiar with the pattu paai and may have had one at home.

Pattamadai is the neighbour village to Cheranmahadevi, ranges about 3 Kilometers from Cheranmahadevi and 20 Kilometers from Tirunelveli in Tamilnadu ..India. Patamadai resides along the banks of the river Tamaraparani. It is world famous for its silken mats woven from grass.

About The Mats (Pai) :

The majority of mats made in here have cotton warps and korai wefts. Korai belongs to the sedge family of plants, Cyperaceae. Korai mats may be broadly divided into three categories. Coarse mats are rough in texture, relatively quick to weave and may be made using either a handloom or powerloom. Higher quality handloom mats are finer in texture. The highest quality have a texture akin to silk. To make such mats the korai is soaked in running water for up to a week until it begins to rot, the central pith is then scraped off and each stem split into fine strands, dried and dyed. The finer the mat desired, the longer the korai needs to soak and the thinner the weft strands will be. The number of warp threads also increases with finer mats.
Apart from the regular weaves and patterns, Pattamadai paais are made to order for wedding ceremonies. The bride and the groom’s names and the wedding date are woven in to the mat make the occasion memorable. This particular handicraft is original to Pattamaadai, a small village in Thirunelveli district of Tamil Naadu, and hence its name. It is also called Korai or Gorai paai as it is made of a special kind of grass called “Korai/Gorai”.

More details here:

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The mat comes in various sizes; Typical size: 6 to 7 feet x 3 feet. Each mat takes a minimum of 5-20 days to manufacture by 2 people.The more the fiber/grass count the softer the mat becomes. 140 count/120 count/100 count mats are fine and expensive and take around 20 days to make. 50 count/42 count mats are a little rough and take 5 days to manufacture.

Sleeping on these mats improves blood circulation and cools your body.

Eco-friendly jewel box, pen stand, wall hangings, dining table mats and coasters, hand bags, wallets and purses are made using this grass.

The mats have a shelf life of upto 10 years.

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Pattamadai Lebbai Mat weavers co-operative society Manufacturer of Traditional Handcrafted Pattamadai Dry Grass Mats
Pattamadai
Tirunelveli District
Tamilnadu, India
9003777986
9789128724

Jeenath Beevi
9789384518
Pattamadai

Raziamat Sulaiman
9843386345
Pattamadai

The mats are also manufactured in Sirkali, Mayiladuthurai Dist, Tamilnadu, India.

M M Mohammed Ghany Sons
Sirkali 609102
Ph +91 4364 277527

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