Ta abiz par,
Amulet border pattern resembling an amulet design.

Taar pati,
Slab for drawing wires

Tab,
A raised, straight strip about ¾ in. wide and 6-8 in. long cut into the steel collar (which is shrunk into the neck of the steel cylinder) and finally copper coated. Its purpose is to provide a key for locking in the mandrel.

Tabby,
Plain weave and ground weave for a pattern weave.

Tabby weave,
The simplest basic interlacing of warp and weft threads in a one-over-one-under plain weave.

Tabiz,
Amulet

Tablet weaving,
A band weaving process in which warps are threaded through holes punched in tablets or cards which are turned to create shed openings for the weft to pass through.

Tacchan,
Carpenter belonging to the Kanmalan community of artisans in the South

Tada Patra,
Tada Patra is also known as tala or tali, and is a type of palm tree that was used for writing manuscripts in South India before paper was introduced. According to Al Biruni, it was used in sheets the lenght of one yard and as broad as three fingers, one put beside the other. They bind a book of there leaves together by a cord on which they are arranged, the cord going though all the leaves by a hole in the middle of each. They write the title of the book at the end of it, not at the beginning. In this way it is similar to the prayers books found in Sumatra and Incan Pictorial travel narratives, both of which are loosely bound books.

Taika,
Spindle

Tailor,
A general term to describe the making of a garment by cutting and sewing.

Take-up,
The amount that the warp shortens in length due to the undulation caused by the weaving.

Takya,
Refined silver in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Taluka,
District of administration in Kutch, Gujarat.

Taluka,
Administrative unit.

Talwar,
A sword with long curved blade, commonly used in north India.

Tan,
To stretch, also a verb for weaving in Sanskrit

Tangail,
Town near Dacca, Bangladesh. In India, Jamdani saris woven in west Bengal are known by the trade name ‘Tangail’.

Tangalia,
Woman’s woollen loin cloth of the Bharwad caste , Saurashtra, Gujarat.