gujarati saree collection

The sari is the traditional garment of an Indian woman. It is an unstitched piece of cloth, which varies from five to nine yards in length and can be worn in different styles. A sari is worn over a petticoat and a short-sleeved midriff-baring blouse. The most popular style of wearing a sari is by tucking one end into the petticoat at the waist while a major portion of it is pleated neatly and tucked in the front. The rest of the sari, which is known as the pallu or pallav is taken over the left shoulder. The pallu is the most fascinating and striking feature of a sari, it is often heavily embellished with woven motifs or embroidery.

India is home to a variety of cotton handloom fabric. Bandhani is one such name, known for its technique of decoration in cotton saris and ordhnis (dupattas). TheBandhani technique is the traditional weaving that is famous in the northwestern provinces of India, especially in the State of Rajasthan and in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat. Bandhani is an ancient art practised by the people of Rajasthan and Gujarat. 

The colours used in Bandhani are very bright and lively. The pattern is formed by dots on the fabric. Each dot is tied with a piece of cotton thread. Leharia or Lahriya, which means waves, is another form of tie and dye used inBandhani weaves. This technique is adopted to decorate lengths of fabric generally used for turbans used by Rajputs in Rajasthan. Saurashtra, Kutch and Rajasthan produce the finest Bandhani sarees in India.

Saree is a traditional dress worn by women in India. Usually, bridal sarees are red in color, have a golden or white embroidery on the corners. And, even though some women prefer to have other dresses for the wedding purpose, sarees are still considered as best attire by most of them.

 

 

Bridal sarees are a lot of times made with silk and a lot of women like to have it in red color. Some other common fabrics used for bridal sarees are satin, georgette, crepe, and tissue. These days bridal sarees include heavy embroidery and work/design consisting of artificial diamonds, stones, beads, kundans, resham and cut-dana.

Gujarati: The Gujarati woman sports a distinctive style, as she wears a sari with a neatly pleated pallu brought in front over the right shoulder with one end tucked around the waist to the left.

PATOLA SAREE

Patan the place in Gujarat is famous for its Patola Saree. Patola Saree are the hand made Saree's which are created in large quantities in Patan. Patola Saree are famed for its subtle, attractive and clear pattern which is done with great precision and skill. These Saree are prepared with handlooms, and so according to the design and pattern, it takes time to produce this Saree. Even Surat is famous for the making ofPatola Saree; the pride of Gujarat.

Patola Saree are recognized for their blazing bright colours and geometric designs interweaved with folk motifs. Every patola Saree is one of its kinds as it is fashioned completely with the imagination and expertise of the weaver.

Fabric in Patola Saree:

Patola Saree is woven from silk known as the patola silk. The patola silks are still made by a handful of master weavers from Patan and Surat known for their zari work.

The Process:

A Patola Saree takes 4 to 6 months to make, depending on how complex the design is. The Patan patola is done in the Double ikat style, which is possibly the most intricate textile design in the world. Every fabric consists of a sequence of warp threads and a lone weft thread, which binds the warp threads collectively. Each one of the warp threads is tied and dyed according to the pattern of the Saree, such that the knotted sections of the thread do not catch the colours. The result is that both sides of the Saree look precisely similar as if it is printed on both sides with identical designs, and can be worn both ways.

Patola Saree are the most time-consuming and intricate Saree produced in the western region. These Saree may have elaborate five-colour designs, resist-dyed into both warp and weft threads before weaving, ensuing in an entirely reversible fabric. The Saree are produced with great meticulousness and excellence by the artisans of the western region. Patola Saree is a gorgeous Saree which you can where for any formal occasion. Moreover, the Patola sarees are expansively used in each region for the diversity and the designs they manifest. As the custom exemplifies, the sarees have accomplished a grand position in the list of Indian Traditional Saree's, indeed becoming the pride of Gujarat.

                                                                                                                      The weaving is done on plain conventional handlooms, and the dyes used are made from vegetable extracts and other ordinary colours. Flowers, animals, birds and human figures form the fundamental design. Nowadays, there are new geometrical designs using the vegetable dye as well as chemical dyes. Patola Silk Saree with vivid colours are also enriched with zardosi, kundan, sequins. The designs of Patola Saree have a wide range of variants. The designs of this Saree principally fall into three types that comprise purely geometric forms, reminiscent of Islamic architectural embellishments and ajrak (complex geometric print designs of the Sind), such as the navaratna bhat (nine jewels design). Other designs that are included in the Patola Saree are the floral and vegetal patterns. These gratified the needs of the Muslim market which spurned depictions of animals and people, such as the Vohra bhat (Vohra community design), paan bhat (paan leaf or peepal tree leaf design), and chhaabdi bhat (floral basket design). The Patola Saree are also designed with patterns that portray forms as the Nari (dancing woman), kiinjar (elephant) and popat (parrot). Among the Vohra Muslims, a version of Patola Saree is used as their marriage Saree.