Textiles and Prints

Technique has its root from Indonesia also known as tie and dye method.The portions which are tied does not get coloured and the rest which is dipped gets coloured and this process continues for a proper pattern. The most appealing and distinguishing feature is its ‘blurrness’ to the design. The more the complex the design is the dying gets tougher. The knotted portion being uncoloured and rest gets coloured. There are various examples of Ikat in India including Patola of Gujarat, Pochampally of Andra Pradesh and Sambhalpuri of Orrisa. The dying process is same everywhere but the difference is only in the patterns somewhere its elephants, flowers, block points whereas somewhere its big flowers with petals and again block prints that to in horizontal or vertical order. When we talk of Pochampally sarees or prints, the ikat over there is criss cross pattern or motifs all over the fabric. Ikat are of two types mainly: 1) Single – On the one side of the fabric only dyeing is don...

Murshidabad a famous Mughal city of Westbengal has got a rich tradition. Murshidabad is the main producer of this garment but presently Bishnupur and its surrounding places and Samudranagar of Hooghly District have got quite a number of weaves of this saree. Both India and Bangladesh are the highest places to appreciate this garment. Both silk and cotton threads are used to weave this garment. These saris are famous and unique because of the stories depicting the scenes of Ramayana and Mahabharats. Also the pallu and borders are beautifully decorated with Mughal and British era influences motifs. The sarees depicts the lives of the Nawabs of Bengal-women smoking Hookahs,driving horses etc. It takes two craftsmen to work for almost a week to produce a single saree.                           These saris have three things in common the traditional border of Meenakari,Swarnachari and two colour thread weave.Be...

A traditional fabric of rich and fine cloth of Banglore silk is a combination of pure silk and fine silver, golden zari’s which are imported from Gujarat. The sari is weighted and has got sparkle and dazzle with main characteristics of the beautiful border and peacock design on pallu. The body of the saree is either plain or spotted with motifs either blocks, flowers etc. One saree takes a week’s time to one month time to complete depending on the type of work done. The influence of the land where it is made can be seen in the saree. Ajanta and Ellora cave sculptures and Buddhist paintings have also developed motifs on the sarees. Motifs such as lotus flower, swan, gold coin/Asharfi, Parrot-mynah as in majority. Marathi women can’t imagine a wedding without wearing ‘Paithani Nauvari’. ‘Sethani Pehne Paithani’. Because of its huge cost, everyone can’t afford to buy it so, new ranges of Paithani are available in the art Silks which are less costs. Indian Handlooms are going to...