MAHALE, GEETASHEJWADKAR, SUNITA G.2019-09-172019-09-172001-08-10Th-6146http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810128502The present study was conducted in Dharwad district of Kamataka state during 2000 with the objectives to know the origin of different handloom cotton textiles, to identify prevailing weaving techniques, to workout economics of weaving and to study the marketing channels for handloom cotton textiles. The sample comprised of 120 weavers selected randomly from four villages of Dharwad district namely, Garag, Hebballi. Hebasur and Uppin Betageri. The respondents were interviewed personally. The results revealed that about 75 per cent of the weavers were working in co-operative societies and 25 per cent of the weavers were working independently. Majority of the weavers had education upto primary level and belonged to nuclear family having medium annual income. About 61.62 per cent of weavers selected weaving due to lack of job opportunities. All th( co-operative societies purchased raw material from KVIC and independent weavers purchased from local dealers. Majority of the independent weavers engaged in the production of chawali. Most of the independent weavers obtained their designs from elder people and two co-operative societies obtained their designs from KVIC. All the co-operative societies and independent weavers faced the problem of delay in transportation while procuring raw material and they sold their product in show room and outside state. Most of the independent weavers sold their goods in their own residence and doing door to door service. It was observed that all the three co-operative societies sold their product monthly. About 80.00 per cent of the independent weavers sold their product on market day. All the three co-operative societies sold their goods to wholesalers. None of them sold to middlemenennullThesis