A Coastal town, situated in Prakasam District in the state of Andhra Pradesh called
Chirala, this town was also known as 'Kshirapuri'. Chirala town is renowned for handlooms.
Years passed by, the town gained popularity for its excellent handloom sarees known
for the softness and durability. The name Chirala means saree in Telugu and so eventually
the name of the town got transformed to Chirala. Main occupation of this village is handloom weaving
and paddy cultivation.
The weavers of Chirala produce, cotton sarees, seico sarees which are a fine blend of
cotton and silk fibres and kuppadam(Gadwal type), Generally in Chirala they use
'Fly shuttle loom' is been used. Handloom fabrics of Chirala are soft and most comfortable
to wear which suites all the climate, hand butta is another fascinating design
feature of Chirala sarees, where colours are manually added in-between the zari design.
This artistic lineage is carried forward by the weavers belonging to areas like
Devanga,
Padmasali
and Pattusali community
of weavers community.
The art of blending of old and new? Craving for summer fruits is a must for some like me haha Peaches, the juicy Mangoes, cooling Watermelons what not and what about
pairing a perfect outfit the saree for this season is also very important how many of you agree with me? So let's get started,
guess what today I would be taking to West Bengal? The guesswork starts ... is it
Baluchari,
Tant,
Begampuri sarees
or the brilliantly woven
Jamdani,
nope it's one of the artistic weave called Khesh sarees.
Contemporary Ilkal sarees goes on a delightful weaves! The most down to earth yet vibrant colors are seen in traditional attire of Ilkal, Ilkal is
a small town, this town is located in the South-East part of Bagalkote district, Karnataka state, India.
This place is very hot during the summers but has a pleasant weather during the winters.
The language of communication here is Kannada. Ilkal was an ancient weaving centre and known for
renowned handloom sarees. The main source of income comes from the 'Red granite' which is exported
all around the world, while Ilkal sarees are secondary source of income for the people residing
over there since generations. The availability of local raw materials helped in the growth of this saree.
The irresistible Handloom saree, that drapes like a dream Indian textiles are rich in artefacts, Begampur is a small town in Hooghly district
in West Bengal, the sarees woven here carries deep and bright colours. The economy
of this place depends on textiles and also famous for dhotis. What reminds everyone
when you say Bengal is handwoven cotton sarees and is the center for fine cotton
weaving and these Begampuri cotton sarees are known for loosely woven light-weight
and translucent and are extremely comfortable to drape. These cotton beauties would
take one to two days to weave which are very simple ones and more intricate designs
could even take five to six days to complete, although the saree fabric named after
the city, the subtle madness look after wearing them is absolutely sophistigated.
Traditional flawlessness crispy weaves to flaunt What reminds everyone when I says Bengali is mouth watering and luscious dessert
'Rasgulla' and 'Mishti doi' to name the most popular ones in the list and of course
Bengali cotton sarees. The medium of communication here is Bengali. The traditional
attire of Bengali women is simple forms of these Tant sarees takes around two days
to weave and more intricate designs could even take five to six days to complete a saree.
Generally Tant saree comes in pastel shades with beautiful thick borders.
The history
Tant, particularly the Jamdani and muslin became famous during Mughal era, but the
British wanted to destroy the cream of art, to safeguard the textile industry they followed
the direction which was given by Royal hands. The partition of Bengal province of
British India and departure of British from India many skilled weavers, masterweavers
they had to settle themself in beautiful places Nadia, Burdwan, Hoogly of West Bengal
the incentive, aid provided by the Government, this is how the new seed was grown and
become famous.
Banjara Embroidery-Stunning piece of art I am huge fan of Banjara jewelry which are antique yet collectables, their most flamboyant
and mind-blowing costumes one goes crazy and highly appreciated, they still follow the
rich and age old traditional art forms, which are been reflected in their art work, especially
hand embroidery requires lot of time and patience and its laborious. These tribes speak Lamani
language/Goar-boali it is also called as Banjari language. One can see Banjara tribes in
Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Maharashtra, Karnataka,
Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat in these places they are widely spread across.
They are called by varies names such as Lamani, Lamadi, Lambani, Labhani, Lambara, Lavani,
Lemadi, Lumadale, Labhani Muka and variants, Banjara, Banjari, Bangala, Banjori, Banjuri,
Brinjari, and variants, Gohar-Herkeri, Goola, Gurmarti, Gormati, Kora, Singali, Sugali,
Sukali, Tanda.
Folk art of Karnataka-Kasuti Embroidery, Sarees are my passion Graceful Mysore silk, traditional Ilkal sarees and
one of the intricate hand embroidery called Kasuti embroidery hails from Karnataka, the word Kasuti is split across two words
Kai which means hand and Suti meaning cotton, the activity which is done through cotton
and hands. It was used on everyday apparels. Kasuti Embroidery is been given Geographical Indications,
Karnataka Handicrafts Development Corporation(KHDC) holds a Geographical Indications(GI) protection
for Kasuti embroidery.
Fascinating art- Phulkari embroidery Embroidery being a needle craft, with colorful yarns to make varies design and patterns and
to enhance the beauty fabric, this beautiful ancient handmade embroidery called Phulkari, is from
Punjab, which is regarded as very auspicious for brides during marriage ceremonies and newborns.
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