Bengal Handlooms
Texture and weave are the focal points of Bengali and Bihari handwoven cottons. Traditionally the field color was left in the fiber's natural color. Even today the colors chosen by modern Bengali women tend to be more classically understated and sublime.
The ornamentation or addition of color to these handwoven sarees is mostly done by adding threads of another color, either as ornamental woven borders, stripes or bhutties. The cotton grown in this region produces a unique texture, a translucent airy weave and a buttery soft hand. You can read more about Bengali handlooms in the tour area of sarisafari.com.
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Bengali Tant have silky threadwoven borders and heavier pallu ornament.
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Jamdanis are light and airy muslins with needle woven threadwork "jammed" into the weft.
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Baluchari Sarees High fidelity figurative ornament often depicting scenes from Hindu epics or temple dancers. The silk is very special with a beautiful velvety finish. The cotton sarees are the same as the Tants.
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