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Drying – after the above process, the yarn is dried indoor on bamboo sticks. Pre-loom process. Winding of hank yarn into warp and weft – charka, shift bamboo and bobbin are used to form warp. While, the weft is made with help of a pirn. Street sizing – the warp extension, spraying of rice conjee ensures suitable weaving followed by drying.
In the 2010 census, 4.4 million families were engaged in hand weaving. In December 2011, the handloom industry wove 6.9 billion square metres (74.3 billion square feet) of cloth. The economic policy in India aims to advance the handloom industry from the pre-independence period. The Textile Policy 1985 emphasized the promotion of handloom garments.
Korial Saree (Bengali: কোরিয়াল শাড়ি) is a traditional handwoven saree (Sari) of West Bengal. These handloom sarees are famous for the red boarder, novelty of saree designs, beautiful designs on the anchal, and natural fibers (mulberry silk) in weaving. The saree was the symbol of holiness, purity and good shine.
The handloom tradition flourished into sarees and other fabrics under the nobles of Cochin. The weaving waned by early 20th century as a result of diminishing of patronage. However, through Chendamangalam Handloom Co-operative Society formed in 1954 and The Kerala Co-operative Society Act of 1969 the handloom witnessed revival. [3]
Mrityunjay Sarkar, a weaver of Mirzapur, is the inventor of this famous saree. [1] This handloom saree is famous for the beautiful delicate designs on the anchal and "butti", the use of 100% pure silk in the weave and the saree fineness of the fabric. In 2024, Garad Saree received recognition as a Registered Geographical indication. [2]
Shantipur Handloom Industry, also known Shantipur Handloom Cluster, [1] [2] is a handloom weaving industry in Nadia district of West Bengal. It is one of the foremost handloom centers of India. This handloom industry is world famous for the production of cotton Sari. The two main centers of this industrial zone are Shantipur and Phulia.
Shantipuri handloom sari (or fabrics) is famous for the novelty of designs, hand spinning method with extra weft, different color patterns and the thin finesse of the fabric. The fine Shantipuri sari is a highly demanded commodity all over the world. [1] Shantipuri Sari got geographical indications tag in 2009. [2] [3]
The production of the Mangalagiri sari includes different stages which includes: [7] Raw materials – pure cotton yarn, silver and gold zaris, synthetic and natural dyes and some chemicals. Cotton purification – This process involves boiling of hank cotton to remove certain impurities, soaked overnight, rinsed and made suitable for dyeing ...