QR codes are already being used to track all manner of handicraft products. For example handmade carpets: QR Codes Seen as Key to Reviving the Fading Glory of Kashmiri Carpets.
The closest prior art to Padonma is what the Indian government is doing with woven products.
A 3 minute short on Facebook about NEHHDC’s QR & blockchain authenticator of handloom items
The following articles serve to illustrate the goings on in India.
NEHHDC-textiles department collab to encompass over 10,000 looms (2023-10)
In alignment with this initiative, NEHHDC, in collaboration with the Department of Textiles, aims to adopt an additional 500 weavers in Meghalaya, with a particular focus on the Silk Village.
Banarasi Saree To Have QR Code Woven In, IT-BHU Develops New Technique to Identity Genuineness of the Handloom Products | LatestLY (LatestLY, 2019-07)
The manufacturer can weave the QR code on saree with details of his own firm and manufacturing. Whenever customers want to know about a product, he has to use the scanner in his mobile to know about it. He will get all details entered in the QR code, like place of the manufacturer, date of manufacture, etc. These measures will create confidence in customers and increase sales.
Research scholar M. Krishna Prasanna Naik, who is working on the growth of the Banaras handloom industry, said that the Banaras handloom industry is facing major issues, with MARKETING being one of them.
According to his study, most customers are not aware of the difference between handloom and power-loom made saree. Only a limited number of customers know about the handloom mark and GI mark.
His study also shows that customers are unaware of whether sellers provide real handloom marks or duplicate handloom marks with products. So, he came up with the idea of sarees having logos and QR code.
Naik said that the fully designed saree consists of 6.50 meters in length in which 1-meter blouse pieces are included. After the sari part is completed, a part of 6-7 inches of plain fabric before the blouse is weaved. This patch contains the QR code and the other three logos.
Incorporating these logos in this extra fabric piece, will not reduce the fabric strength and style and the looks of the saree will remain intact. Amresh Kushwaha, chairman, Angika co-operative society and Angika, a Varanasi based designer, have implemented the idea for the first time.
Handloom: Now, Qr Codes In Fabric To Carry Info On Ne’s Handloom Products | Times of India (2023-10)