{"id":69007,"date":"2026-01-09T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idronline.org\/?post_type=ground_up_stories&#038;p=69007"},"modified":"2026-01-09T10:07:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T04:37:43","slug":"women-weavers-find-a-solar-way-to-eri-silk-in-meghalaya","status":"publish","type":"ground_up_stories","link":"https:\/\/idronline.org\/kn-in\/ground-up-stories\/women-weavers-find-a-solar-way-to-eri-silk-in-meghalaya\/","title":{"rendered":"Women weavers find a solar way to\u00a0Eri\u00a0silk in Meghalaya"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"IDR Ground up | Women weavers find a solar way to Eri silk in Meghalaya\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xlZUSCK0EBY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Eri silk weavers from Ri Bhoi district in Meghalaya,&nbsp;Ianopat&nbsp;Lamare,&nbsp;Riehtngen&nbsp;Lamare, and&nbsp;Batrity&nbsp;Myrsing&nbsp;speak&nbsp;about how they traditionally spun Eri silk using the&nbsp;takli&nbsp;(traditional hand spindle).&nbsp;<\/p><p>They explain how the introduction of&nbsp;the&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.primemeghalaya.com\/meghalaya-sericulture-weaving-scheme\/#:~:text=As%20the%20scheme%20is%20aimed,community%2Dbased%20organizations\/societies.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Meghalaya Sericulture and Weaving Scheme<\/a>&nbsp;in 2024, which provides subsidies&nbsp;for solar-powered machines to cocoon buyers, many weavers have shifted from hand spinning to solar-powered reeling.&nbsp;Dollyneda&nbsp;Tron from the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mosonie.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MOSONiE&nbsp;Foundation<\/a>&nbsp;shares how the&nbsp;organisation&nbsp;supports silkworm&nbsp;rearers&nbsp;to sustain and continue the practice of sericulture.&nbsp;<\/p><p>While most weavers also depend on farming, changing weather patterns have made agriculture increasingly unreliable, making weaving a crucial alternative source of livelihood.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Watch this video to learn about the process of Eri silk weaving and how it has become a stable source of income for the community.&nbsp;<\/p><p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/contributor\/samme-massar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Samme Massar<\/a> is an IDR&nbsp;Northeast Media Fellow, 2025&ndash;26.<\/em><\/p><p>&mdash;<\/p><p><strong>Know more:<\/strong>&nbsp;Understand <a href=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/article\/livelihoods\/why-i-teach-beekeeping-to-young-people-in-rural-meghalaya\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener 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