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Innovation of Telangana weavers

Sircilla Handloom Weaver  testament to the artistic talent of the handloom. Many people have heard of such sarees. Saw little. Moreover .. Telangana weavers do wonders with their hands, they create lots of varieties of sarees which are unique in their own character.  Gold lace saree  This visually impressive sari is made by Weldi Hariprasad, a handloom artist, with gold lace yarns. It was designed by a New Zealand couple. Length .. 5.5 meters .. Weight 180 grams. He says that it cost 10 thousand to make It.  Dabbanamlo Doore Saree This is not it .. Aura seemed to have made another saree that will go away in a hurry .. Hari Prasad. It is very thin and can be easily tied. Weighs 350 grams. After reading Hariprasad, who has created so many different saris, it is only 10th class. He is making similar saris as he likes on experiments. Gadwal silk saree These are also known as Kotakomma or Kumbam sarees. Weavers from Telangana have crea...

The Aromatic Fabric -- Mendh Ki Chappai

Introduction   Mendh means “honey”, ki refers to “of” and Chappai means “printing “. Mendh ki Chappai was performed locally in the town of Sanganer for the tribal Merna, Jat, and Mali women. There is a similarity between the Bagru printing and Mendh ki Chappai with few differences.  History   Mendh ki Chappai ,a kind of block printing employing wax resist technique, is the heritage of “chippa” community of Sanganer, Rajasthan. Mendh is carefully organizes composition of beeswax, castor oil,  and cheed ka ras. The senses of the users were detoxicates by the natural fragrance of cheed ka ras weaves through the soul of fabric and spread upon it a delicate aromatic. Though the proper period of origin is not mention, due to lack of documentation.  Fabric The Mendh printing has been mainly used to print Phardas.  The Phaedra were printed on Reja fabric, the thick heavy cotton handwoven fabric. Other than pharda, full length skirt, the ghaghras, and le...