About Maheshwari Work
Maheshwar is a town
in Khargone district of Madhya Pradesh, India, close
to Indore. It once had prominence as the capital of Malwa region
during the rule of the Holkars. It has been since, a centre of handloom weaving.It
is famed for its Maheshwari Sarees, an innovation of a royal queen, Rani
Ahalyabai. The Maheshwari Saris are exclusive for their unique designs on silk
and cotton fabrics, the fine use of zari and brilliant use of stripes, checks
and exquisite floral borders.
The making of a Maheshwari
saree goes through five basic stages – designing, procurement, dyeing,
separating yarn for warp and weft, weaving and finishing.
Distinctive features of the
Maheshwari Saree are its light weight, shiny lustre, and a fine display of
colours, with brilliant motifs, an attractive Pallu and a border to match.
The Pallu is particularly
noted for the colourful stripes in varied colours such as green, pink, magenta,
mauve, violet etc. which lend the fabric a mesmerising look. The border is also
adorned by trendy designs and themes such as the Maheshwar fort and similar
subjects.
Procurement of raw material
is generally from three sources. The Cotton comes from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu,
the silk from Bangalore, Karnataka and the Zari from Surat, Gujarat. The dyeing
of thread involves napthol dye, wet dye and procion dye for cotton fabrics in
various combinations. Silk fabrics are dyed with readymade dyes which just need
to be mixed and used directly by dipping the fabric in it. Zari is used for the
adornment as thread work directly on the fabric or on patch work attached to
the saree. The dyeing of thread yarn takes place prior to the weaving of the
fabric. After the dyed yarn has dried, the charka is used for separating of
warp on large octagonal drums while the weft is prepared by reeling it onto
bobbins. The main weaving takes place according to the pre-determined design
with warp and weft and the dobby mechanism on the loom helps with supplementary
weft in the border pattern weave. Readied fabrics are then cut into the
determined lengths, neatly folded and packed.
Some of the offerings from Unnati
The
vegetable dyed Irish cream Jute Handloom Maheshwari Sico Saree has red
Maheshwari prints all over. There is attached brown floral Maheshwari prints
border running along Naksi woven border either side. The pallu has Maheshwari
block prints with interspersed multi-colour patterns on it. A designer saree it
would serve well for office, social visits and small parties.
The green
handloom pure cotton Maheshwari saree has mehandi green and black Maheshwari
block printed floral buttis all over with maroon printed borders on either
side. This elegant piece would do well for office, social occasions and daily
casual wear.
The
Unnati advantage
Unnati silks, the
largest ethnic online Indian shop offers exquisite designer Maheswari Work sarees with
matching blouse for online sale. Our Online shopping store has the widest range
of ethnic Indian Sarees and Salwar Kameez. At Unnati Silks, you can buy unique,
exclusive collection at affordable prices.
You can purchase online at Unnati silks and the
products will be dispatched within 24 working hours of placing the order. We
have Free shipping and Cash on
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