Friday, January 31, 2020

Nuapatna Handloom Famous for Ikat weaving designs

Nuapatna is a small village in Cuttack district of Odisha and famous for ikat weaving. Sarees are known all over the world due to its unique technique.


Thursday, August 15, 2019

New Design Pure Cotton Sarees from Odisha Handloom best in India

Odisha handloom is holding a special place in Indian handmade products. Men and women from all cornor of world love to wear it on their special day whether in marriage or any parties.


Friday, September 14, 2018

India's Handloom History

The word "Handloom" brings the image of our father of nation Mahatma Gandhi in mind. remember the picture of mahatma gandhi spinning yarn & making cloth?  yes,our handloom history has come a really long way & its products play an integral part of countrys economic growth.

Handloom styles in the traditional way is among oldest forms & has also been mentioned in the vedic literature. india weaving style have its great history even before imperialism & colonization. natural fabrics like jute,cotton,khadi & silk were hand woven.


Friday, September 7, 2018

Handlooms Trends & Traditions In India

The handloom industry acts as the backbone of indian culture & traditions. with a huge variety of designs , printing techniques, weaving art & materials used, the filled up indian handlooms has created magic all over the world. each & every state of indian territory has a gift of designer handlooms to offer. Phulkari from punjab, chanderi from M.P, tie & die from Rajastan & Gujrat, ikat from A.P & Odisha, daccai from W.B , brocade from Banaras & jacquard from U.P are some of the jewels that have been dazzling all over the world.

India has the potential to create specialized art forms; besides being an expert in conventional art forms in india. embroidery, printing styles & weaving arts have been known since ages for their sheer classiness & creativity. in fact, the variety of weaving deals with rural,traditional & tribal styles that tends to lend variety to the handloom sector.

Being the second largest rural employement provider it helps a lot of people in earning their living through the art living in them. the magic of indian handloom is such that it has won wide acclaim & the popularity has spread over international boundries also. this sector has created a huge market in foreign countries because of their originality & creativity.


Thursday, August 16, 2018

The Improtance Of Handloom In India

Textile are an Important  elements in everyday life & fulfill this need with Handloom since a history almost as old as mankind itself. Handloom cloth is a cloth woven by hand, or cloth woven on manually opearated looms, one of the largest family based traditional industries in India is Handloom

Handwoven sector are scattered & decentralized. Handloom sector are a source of livelihood for lakhs of weavers & artisans in India. How ever, there is much more to the essence of handloom.

Handloom have been recognized by the unique creativity & skill of the weaver, his comprehension of colour, texture & function. The weaver capacity for rapid adaptation & production of small yardage in a variety of designs. Indian handloom designs takes its inspriation from nature & the product of various regions reflect the colours of the flora & fauna of that area & makes the uniqueness of handloom products which attracting the customers to buy it.

Monday, August 13, 2018

Handloom saree in India

Handloom sarees are a traditional textile arts of Bangladesh & India. the production of handloom sarees are improtant for economic devlopment in rural india. completion of a single sarees takes two to three days of work.several regions have their own  traditions of handloom sarees.

A handloom sarees is often woven on a shuttle pit loom made from ropes , wooden beams& poles. the shuttle is thrown from side to side by the weaver. other weaver use a fly-shuttle loom which can produce different types of patterens. the sarees can vary in size & quality.

generally handloom saree weaving is a family enterprise & one of indias cottage industries. the handloom sarees are made from silk or cotton threads. traditionaly all the process of thread dyeing & warping were out sourced & sizing , attaching the warp , weft winding & weaving were done by the weavers.

weaving takes place in many regions of india. each region has tradition designs for the motifs, designs & colour. handloom weaving takes place in village supporting lakhs of families for their livelihood.

some of the well known indian handloom sarees are kanchepuram silk sarees, maheswari saree, bagh print saree, chanderi silk saree, tusser silk saree, banarasi silk saree, baluchari saree, sambalpuri saree, kantha stitch saree, bhadini saree & munga saree. handloom sarees are made out of good quality silks to give it a lustrous look.