Friday, August 3, 2018

Modern Textile of West Bengal

West bengal is known for sweetness in the nature of people. they know the art of stylizing fabric to create innovative designs. the crowning glory of designer fabric is the Bengal's Daccai Jamdani. this weaving style is carried out painstakingly on an old fashioned jala loom. the art is so fine & weaved carefully that making of one saree can take a year long. daccai jamdani is a weaving style meant for heavy embroidery & party wear. apart from this, west bengal is also famous for other kinds of jamdani designs that can be worn casually also & are available in lesser range then daccai,tangai, shanti puri , dhoneokali & begum puri are some of the other jamdani style.


Bengal is also known for Baluchari style of weaving. at the time of kings & queens , this weaving was done in entire silver zari & now, the weavers make use of silver with a mix of other colored threads also. in fact, one can see human brocade figures adoring borders & pallu of a silk saree. with this style of weaving, the entire piece of sari looks astonishing& gets a royal touch. this all shows thst west bengal has some of the best known weaving styles in the worlds.


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