Since ages the people of Kullu Valley have been spinning and weaving for their own requirements since woollen garments are worn throughout the year, the surplus items were bartered with caravan's coming down from north from Tibet and China. In 1926 the Government set up an Industrial training institute where hand weaving was one of the major discipline. This institute was to give a different direction to the local Industry.

In 1944 a group of 12 weavers setup a cooperative society in then one of the remotest and beautiful valleys of the Himalayas. During the same period two other events occurred both of which were to change the future for the better for the people of the valley. The first was the introduction of the Merino yarn and the second was the opening of the secret of the Bussehri weaving of designs which was later to be translated into the now famous Kullu design Shawls.

Meanwhile the society called the Bhutti weavers Cooperative Society limited was floundering along. In 1956 Mr. Vedram Thakur, the brightest alumni of the Industrial training Institute gave up his own weaving industry and donated everything to this society and joined it to be elected as its president, brining in his wisdom, vision an hardwork which today has been translated in to "Bhuttico".

It is may be one of few cooperatives which have not only their own weaving sheds etc. but also their own housing colony and member weavers receive all benefits such as gratuity and the jobs are now personable. The members of Bhuttico are the weavers and also the supervisors as well as managers for procurement, productions, quality testing, finishing and marketing.

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