Tuesday 16 July 2013

Bandhej Saree With Hand Embroidery


Bandhej or Bandhani is an art of tie and dye practiced mainly in the states of Rajasthan and Gujarat, India. Bandhej or Bandhni gets its name from the root word, 'baandh' meaning 'knot'. A plain piece of cloth, usually in cotton, muslin or silk, is tied with threads and dyed with various colors.

Bandhej or Bandhani is thus a skilled work of ornamenting the cloth with combination of colours. And what better way of flaunting this traditional art and colour than in a saree. Some of the most revered bandhej sarees come as region-specific like Rajkot Bandhej, Jaipur Bandhej, Jodhpur Bandhej etc.

Rajasthani Bandhej Sarees are the perfect epitome of the love of Indian women for traditional motifed sarees. Rajkot Bandhej Sarees Jodhpuri Bandhej and Jaipuri Bandhej symbolize a special process of tie-and dye creating the very popular " Leheria "pattern. Its name is derived from `leher' meaning waves and depicts a stylized wave pattern on bandhej.

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