Varanasi also known as Banaras is one of the
richest weaving centres of India and is famous for brocade Sarees and dress
materials.
The exclusive varities of Sarees like Jangla,
Tanchoi, Vasket, Cutwork, Tissu and Butidar attracts every woman because of
their glamourours appearance and very attractive colors and borders.
The city of Banaras is famous from the time of
Rigveda about 1500-2000 BC. Initially Banaras was famous for cotton saree and
dress material weaving. But then slowly changed into silk weaving during the
Mughal period around 14th century.
Brocades are textiles where in patterns are
created in weaving by transfixing or thrusting the pattern-thread between the
wrap. The weft thread passes over and under the warp thread regularly in case
of a regular weaving. But in Brocade weaving with gold, silver silk or cotton
threads, special threads are transfixed in between by skipping the passage of
the regular weft over a certain number of warp threads and by regularizing the
skipping by means of pre-arranged heddles for each type or patterning.
Most brocades usually have strong Mughal
influences in the design, such as intricate intertwining floral and foliate
motifs, kalga and bel. A characteristic found along the inner, and sometimes
outer, edge of borders is a narrow fringe like pattern that often looks like a
string of upright leaves called jhallr. This is almost a signature of Benarasi
brocade.
You may also like Chanderi Sarees
No comments:
Post a Comment