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Showing posts with label Indian traditional textiles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Indian traditional textiles. Show all posts
Saturday, 13 April 2019

Difference between Sanganer and Bagru/Pipar/Balotra styles of Handblock Printing

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 In Sanganer and Jaipur Style of printing, red and black motifs are printed on a yellowish cream ground- This is called the Syahi Begar Sty...
Tuesday, 1 May 2018

What is the difference between Khandua and Sambalpuri Sarees

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This post can easily be labeled as how to Identify a Khandua Saree from Sambalpuri Saree.  I am writing this post from a buyer's p...
Sunday, 29 April 2018

Notes on Various Traditional Textile Clusters of Orissa

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Orissa is rich with its textile heritage. As depicted by the picture above, a diversity of traditional textile products are obtained from...
Saturday, 25 November 2017

Is GI Working in Indian Traditional Textiles ?

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In a thought provoking and I would say "disruptive" paper, author Aarti Kawlra, makes some important points citing Kanchipuram S...
Saturday, 18 February 2017

Photoblog- Visit to Textile Clusters of Indore, Dhar and Maheshwar

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Route to Bagh is breathtaking. In the background are seen the windmills. The road is newly laid and extremely well built. These are...
Wednesday, 28 December 2016

Why Handlooms are Dying in India- An Economic Argument

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This is an adaptation to the answer to the post submitted on facebook by a reader: Some people say that handlooms in India are dying and...
Thursday, 8 December 2016

Technology of Charkha Spinning

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Wednesday, 7 December 2016

What is the difference between Khadi and Handloom

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Khadi means a cloth woven on Handloom using Hand –Spun Yarn. Handloom means cloth woven on Handloom using Mill-spun yarn. Khadi cloth is ...
Sunday, 2 October 2016

What is Khana or Khunn Saree Blouse Fabric

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Guledgudd Khana is the name of the fabric which has obtained the Geographical Indication ( GI) Registration. The small design motifs are ...
Sunday, 12 June 2016

Jamnagri Bandhani

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Jamnagri Bandhani Technique is an ancient tie-and-dye technique practised in the regions of Saurashtra and Kutchh in Gujarat of India. I...
Saturday, 21 May 2016

Basic Quality Parameters of Handloom Products including Sarees

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India Handloom is an initiative by the Ministry of Textile to bring the best of the handloom products to the users. They have produced a t...
Monday, 25 April 2016

Patteda Anchu and Gamcha Sarees

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I had the privilege to attend the launch of Patteda Anchu and Gamcha Sarees in Bangalore. It is amazing to find that there are so many kin...
Friday, 1 April 2016

Is every double Ikat a Telia Rumal

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Ikat is a yarn resist technique wherein the yarns are tie-dyed, and on weaving a pattern is created on the surface of the fabric. In sing...
Wednesday, 30 March 2016

Indian Traditional Embroidery- How to Recognise-2

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West India Continued from Part-1 1. Gujarat Kutchh Abla Bharat Mochi Bharat Soof Bharat 2. Parasi Central Indi...