Saree is one of the most popular
traditional attire for the women in India. There are several styles of Sarees
famous in India and Gadwal sarees
are one of those. These sarees are made in the small town of Gadwall in Andhra
Pradesh. These sarees are filled with designs of temples, and their borders
have beautiful and exotic shapes.
These sarees are weaved using Silk or
cotton or sometimes a hybrid of both. These beautifully designed sarees are now
manufactured on a large scale owing to their increasing popularity. The origin
of this style occurred when some weavers from Gadwal went to Banaras to learn
the techniques of weaving this style. This led to a new variety of handwoven
Gadwal sarees. As the weaving machines came into existence, the
commercialisation of these sarees started.
Gadwal sarees are a mixture of cotton and
silk with the entire saree weaved from cotton with the borders made from silk.
The manufacturing is done in a way that these sarees are suitable for most of
the occasions. Sarees are woven using interlocked weft borders wherein the
designs are made available in contrasting colours. These Gadwal sarees are made
in small, medium and large borders, and the golden zari work along the lengths
provides a unique touch. As the demand for Gadwal sarees has increased, the
weaving is mostly done in looms or textiles.
Another silk saree style which originated
in Andhra Pradesh are the Ikkat silk
sarees. Ikkat requires two craftsmen, the weaver and dye expert. They
combine to create a masterpiece of ikkat sarees. This style is also present in
Asia-Pacific (China, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines,
Thailand, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan), Latin America (Guatemala, Mexico,
Ecuador, Peru, Chile and Argentina), the Middle East (Egypt, Iran, Syria,
Turkey and Yemen), West Africa and Europe (Italy and Spain all with their
regional differences.
Jyothisareemandir is an ideal shopping
site to purchase ikkat pattu sarees
and other traditional dresses.
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