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  2. Banarasi sari - Wikipedia

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    A traditional Banarasi sari with gold brocade. Ralph Fitch (1583–1591) describes Banaras as a thriving sector of the cotton textile industry. The earliest mention of the brocade and Zari textiles of Banaras is found in the 19th century. With the migration of silk weavers from Gujarat during the famine of 1603, it is likely that silk brocade ...

  3. Silk weaving in Varanasi - Wikipedia

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    This silk is used in large part for the production of Banarasi saris, which are a regional type of sari made from silk. As of 2015, there are roughly 40,000 weavers in Varanasi, down from 300,000. [4] Some attribute the decline to lower demand of Saris or higher number of imported Saris. [5] Others suggest that power looms played a role. [4]

  4. Brocade - Wikipedia

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    In Guatemala, brocade is the most popular technique used to decorate fabric woven by Maya weavers on backstrap looms. Ornamental features in brocade are emphasised and wrought as additions to the main fabric, sometimes stiffening it, though more frequently producing on its face the effect of low relief.

  5. Zari - Wikipedia

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    'Banarasi sari' from Varanasi (Banaras), silk and gold-wrapped silk yarn with supplementary weft brocade (zari) Zari (or jari) is an even thread traditionally made of fine gold or silver used in traditional Indian, Bangladeshi and Pakistani garments, especially as brocade in saris etc. [1] This thread is woven into fabrics, primarily silk, to make intricate patterns and elaborate designs of ...

  6. Silk in the Indian subcontinent - Wikipedia

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    Ralph Fitch (1583–91) describes Banaras as a thriving sector of the cotton textile industry. The earliest mention of the brocade and Zari textiles of Banaras is found in the 19th century. With the migration of silk weavers from Gujarat during the famine of 1603, it is likely that silk brocade weaving started in Banaras in the 17th century and ...

  7. Wedding sari - Wikipedia

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    The sari can consist of a combination of red and green with golden brocade. Non-Brahmin women in Tamil Nadu traditionally wear red-and-white checked saris. [1] The Padmasali wedding sari is a white sari that has been dyed with turmeric. [1] Gujarati women wear red and white panetar saris. [2] Sari fabric is also traditionally silk.