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Narayan Peth is a traditional saree weaved in and around the Sholapur district. Maharashtrian women admired the saree most. This saree is popular because of its lightness, inexpensiveness, durability, low maintenance, and smoothing texture. Mostly the saree is worn on special occasions and festivals as the saree had its charm and added to it, is the zari border. Narayan Peth is a traditional saree weaved in and around the Sholapur district. Maharashtrian women admired the saree most. This saree is popular because of its lightness, inexpensiveness, durability, low maintenance, and smoothing texture. Mostly the saree is worn on special occasions and festivals as the saree had its charm and added to it, is the zari border. History The roots of the Narayan Peth sarees can be traced back to the period around 1630 AD. The innovators of Narayan peth silk were weavers in the time of Chatrapati Shivaji who settled in a village of the same title in Andra Pradesh. At that time Narayan...

Silk makes up only about 0.2% of the world’s textile fabrics production. The demand for silk therefore far outstrips the supply and the market is huge. Something is special about the Eri silk that makes the silk called the queen of textile. The charming Eri silk production is unique to the northeastern states of India, unlike other silk, the thread of Eri silk is reeled, shorter, stapled fibers, like a ball of cotton, and is handspun. Eri culture  The rearing of Eri silkworm is known as Eri culture. Eri is also known as Erandi or Endi. The northeastern state of Assam has been the home of Eri silk. It provides economic activities, especially for rural as well tribal women, making Eri culture part of their economy. They utilize their pastime in rearing silkworms and weaving Eri fabrics using their traditional knowledge. Erik silkworms belong to two species namely samiaRicine and philosamiaReine. PhilosamiaRicine silkworm fed on Castrol leaves and i...