Appealing Rajkot silk and cotton sarees

Rajkot is situated in Gujarat is the fourth largest city in the state o Gujarat, India after Ahmadabad, Surat and Vadodara. Rajkot is situated in the region called Saurashtra in the Gujarat state of India. The significance of Rajkot location is owing to the fact that it is one of the prime industrial centers of Gujarat. Rajkot has a central location area called the Kathiawar peninsula. The city is located withing the Rajkot district in Gujarat. Rajkot city is the administrative headquarters of the district of Rajkot. The Rajkot is famous for its jewelry market, silk embroidery and watch parts. There rich sarees on patola weaving fabrics and with bagru prints. The city gives a very attractive sarees on mirror work and done embroidery on it.

The sarees is an Indian wear that is well known costume. The sarees gives a rich look to the women when we adore. The Rajkot sarees are one of the varieties that are weared in India. The sarees is much cheaper and easy to wear. This sarees gives a royal look and used in Indian wedding collections. There are both cotton and silk Rajkot sarees. The elegant saree is one of the Rajkot sarees that are used in any occasions.

The Gujarat believed to have exported Patola sarees to South-East Asia since the fourteenth century. Traditionally crafted by the Hindus Salvi caste and traded to South-East Asia by the Muslim Vohra community. There are two types of patola sarees the Rajkot patola and patan patola. This only vertically resist dyed and patola (single Ikat) and the patan is horizontally resist dyed (double ikat).

The patola silk and cotton weavers of the salvi caste from the states of Karnataka and maharasthtra chose Gujarat as the home for their renowned patola fabric. It is believed that the salvis went to Gujurat in the 12th century with the intention of acquiring the patronage of the Solanki Rajputs, who ruled all of Gujarat and parts of Malya and at south Rajasthan at the time, with Anahiwad. Patan as the capital. Legend says that over seven hundred patola weavers came to the palace of Raja Kumarapala. At that time the ruler used to dress in patola silk himself on special occasions.

Patola saris quickly became a sign of social status among Gujarat women and girls, especially as part of stridhan items that a woman can claim as her own property within a marital household.

Women’s dresses are very attractive and full of colors and geometrical patterns. The soft fabric is not block-printed. Its weaving and tie method results in identical patterns on both sides of the cloth. It involves complicated calculations the base of the sari is totally stood on geometrical creations. The process of making of the sari starts with dyeing the warp and weft yarns according to the planned pattern of the final cloth. Silk yarn is used and patola saris are hand-woven. The procedure is not only costly, but also time-consuming. The market for patola saris is very limited.

Prachi.L She is a freelancer long associated with ethnic fabrics, known for her special leaning towards ethnic sarees. She enjoys the privilege of being a part-time consultant to Unnati Silks. S.E-mail her at unnatikaro@gmail.com.