What is Korvai weaving?
What is Korvai? Korvai is an heritage weaving technique. The body of the sari is in a different colour contrasting with the border which is in one solid colour where the weft of the body colour does not interlock with the warp threads of the border making it a double shade.
What is Kadhwa weaving?
In Kadhwa weaving, each motif is woven separately as opposed to other Banarasi techniques. Often two weavers weave a kadhwa saree. One weaver is engaged in weaving the cloth or the body of the saree and the second helps in carving out or embroidering each motif using a woodel spool or Tilli as it’s called in Banaras.
What is Petni technique?
Contrast Pallu is woven using Petni technique. After weaving of body of the saree, a separate warp as that of border colour is joined with the ground old warp by weaving both the warp about one inch. Then the ground warp is cut-off and fringes of new and old warp are neatly trimmed.
What is kovai Pattu?
Name : KOVAI PATTU PREIMUM Saree. Saree Fabric : Soft Silk. Blouse : Semi-Stitched Blouse. Blouse Fabric : Banarasi Silk.
What is Kadiyal weave?
The traditional Kadiyal technique involves changes in the warp and weft to weave the borders and aanchal in colours that are different from the body. These are time-honoured pieces that celebrate our rich, vivid heritage!
What is Tilfi?
Tilfi is a traditional weaving technique in Banarasi brocades which uses three colour yarns. The term was introduced to a wider audience by a Varanasi-based, Indian brand of the same name, Tilfi Banaras, that specialises in handloom weaving.
Which sarees Korvai and Petni techniques are used?
The traditional Kancheepuram saree is woven in throw shuttle pit loom by using adai technique. It is carried with the help of two weavers for making solid border (Korvai) and petni technique for making contrast pallu. The sarees are woven the traditional designs inspired from the sculptures of temples in the town.
How many types of Kanjivaram sarees are there?
There are three types of Kanchipuram silks –pure silk and pure zari, pure silk and textile/half-fine/tested zari and polyester/silk mix and pure zari.
What is Cora yarn?
Kovai Cora cotton or Kovai Kora cotton is a type of saree made in the Coimbatore region in Tamil Nadu, India. It has been recognized as a Geographical indication by the Government of India in 2014–15.
Which silk is famous in Coimbatore?
Bridal KanchipuramSilk Sarees In Coimbatore Are Known As The Traditional Silk Sarees.
What is Tilfi weaving?
What is Khadiyal?
What is kadwa technique?
Kadwa (also Kadhua):
In Kadwa weaving, each motif is woven separately as opposed to other Banarasi handloom sarees (also known as “phekwa” or cutwork sarees). In Kadwa sarees, there are no loose threads at the back of the fabric and hence, no cutting is required.
How can you tell a real kanjivaram saree?
The quickest way to identify an original Kanjivaram saree is by noticing the contrasting colors between the saree body and its pallu portion. If the shades are somewhat similar, then the saree is likely to be a fake one. Silk sarees are smooth to touch and feel feathery throughout the fabric.
What is difference between Banarasi and Kanjivaram saree?
While Kanjivaram sarees belong to South India, Kancheepuram specifically in Tamil Nadu, Banarasi sarees find their origin in Varanasi or Banaras in North India. While in a Kanjivaram saree golden thread is used for weaving designs, Banarasi sarees have intricate gold and silver work on them using zari.
How is Kora fabric made?
Kora Net fabric is produced when undegummed pure silk yarns are woven in the net style. In Net fabric, weft yarns and warps are bound together or looped at their junctions of intersection, which in turn produces an outcome of large spaces between the woven yarns of the fabric.
What saree is famous in Coimbatore?
Kovai Cora cotton or Kovai Kora cotton is a type of saree made in the Coimbatore region in Tamil Nadu, India.
How do I know if my zari is pure?
Pure zari saree is made of red thread twisted with a silver thread which is then dipped into gold to form pure gold zari. To test the real zari, scratch your saree’s zari, if red threads appear after scratch, zari is pure gold zari. In contrast, when you scratch fake Kanchipuram saree white threads may appear.
Is copper zari pure zari?
Real or pure zari is made from pure silver which is wound on a base yarn of silk and then electroplated with pure gold. Half fine zari consists of wrapping a silk yarn with copper wire that is electroplated with silver. It is then gilded to obtain a golden colour. In tested zari, copper wire is electroplated with gold.
Where are Kuppadam sarees made?
Andhra Pradesh
Kuppadam silk/pattu saree originated from Andhra Pradesh in India. Andhra Pradesh is known to make intricate and distinctive Pattu saree and Kuppadam saree is one of them. Kuppadam sarees are mainly done by the Chirala community. This sarees has a special interlocked design of waving fabric which is called Kupadam.
Which is the most expensive saree?
Vivaah Patu
Navratna stones and gold embroidery- Chennai Silks used all that and more to weave the ‘Vivaah Patu’, the most expensive silk sari in the world at Rs. 40 lakh ($74,830), and entered the Guinness World Records.
What is the difference between Kora and organza?
Kora silk is one of the variety of Banarasi, which is also known as organza. The designing of these comfortable and light in weight fabrics involves in different painstaking steps. Kora Silk is a thin plain weave sheer fabric of Silk. The craftsman weaves it from silk worm which consists of thin spun threads.
What is the difference between Katan and Banarasi?
These sarees have wide contrast borders and patterns like checks, stripes and floral. The origin of benarasi saree is rooted in Banaras or Varanasi. Benarasi sarees are woven from pure silk which is also known as katan.
What is Kora fabric?
Kora is a gossamer fabric woven using pure organza silk yarns. The sheer look of the fabric creates an extremely charming presentation the brocade weave, aesthetics that cannot be matched by other materials.
What is the difference between tested zari and pure zari?
Pure zari sarees are soft and smooth to touch and reflect light to shine brilliantly. The tested zari sarees are a little stiff to touch and won’t flow as well as the puri zari sarees. If you cannot know the difference, you can always ask the salesperson in-charge.