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Saree is the sensuous and comfortable attire
that most of the Indian women prefer. Finest kota silk sarees are woven on Masuria handlooms. Kota is located in the state of Rajasthan, India. Pure silk, gold and
silver threads or zari is used for handloom weaving. Kota silk handlooms are
famous for katan pure silkweaves.
Indian ethnic kota silk saree is teamed with elegant zari or silk brocades,
traditional motifs, fancy zari or printed borders and exquisite pallu
work. Jaipuri prints and embroidery work
on north kota doria silk saris, making them totally exclusive. Designer kota
katan silk saree richly woven in meena work having zari and floral border with
an elegant pallu is beautiful attire of Indian wedding, bridal occasions. Dabu
block prints on stylish kota silk sari with resham border is gracious wear for
daily casual, corporate conferences, college events. Broad border woven in zari
and multi color silk threads, banarasi motifs all over saree and pallu
decorated with kundans, beads on kota pure silk saree is spectacular. And these
are apt to college parties, marriage functions, festivals.Kota doria or Kota Sari is one of many types of sari garments made at Kota, Rajasthan and Muhammadabad Gohna, Mau in Uttar Pradesh and its nearby area. Sarees are made of pure cotton and silk
and have square like patterns known as khats on them. The chequered weave of a Kota sari is
very popular. They are very fine
weaves and weigh very less.
Originally, such sarees
were called Masuria because they were woven in Mysore.
The weavers were subsequently brought to Kaithoon, a small town in Kota by Rao Kishore Singh,
a general in the Mughal army.
The weavers were brought to Kota in the late 17th and early 18th century and
the sarees came to be known as 'Kota-Masuria'.
Kota Doria is woven on
a traditional pit loom in such a fashion that it produces square checks pattern
on the fabric. The delicately wrought checks are locally known as khats.
They smear onion juice and rice paste with a lot of care into the yarn making
the yarn so strong that no additional finishing is needed.
Kota sarees are
popularly known as 'Masuria' in Kota and Kotadoria outside the state. 'Doria'
means thread. Rajasthan Handloom Development Corporation (RHDC) is taking the
lead in producing items other than sarees from the Kota Doria. They have helped
produce lamp shades, curtains, skirts and salwar-kamiz. They have even helped
make an all silk saree on Masuria handlooms. Kota saris display individuality
with a bit of embroidery and border patches, making them totally exclusive.
The
standard Kota doria yardage, in sari width, is always woven in white and later
dyed in different colours. Some of th e weaves also have a narrow border edged
with gold. In the case of saris with designs, the threads are dyed prior to
weaving. For economy, most weavers insist on producing a minimum of three saris
of the same design as their looms can accommodate tha t many at a time.
A weaver
normally takes a whole day to set up the threads, which is a very complicated
process. It takes about a week to complete three saris in the basic doria. And
when there are designs the finish time is nearly doubled; but so are the
returns -- each fancy saree can fetch up to Rs. 3,501.
We watched
the deft fingers of a young girl working on a huge loom and marvelled at her
skill. She was probably not more than 13 years old but, at work, she was a
veteran.
Dyeing of
threads is usually done by men. The orders for dyed thread are placed by the weavers
themselves or by wholesale dealers who then negotiate with the weavers for the
finished saris.
Kota doria is a unique and an almost transparent weave
whose production process by Rajasthani villages tells its distinct textile
story. Soft to the touch, yet with a serried feel at the edges, it is woven on
a traditional pit loom in such a fashion that it produces square checks
patterning on the fabric. The delicately wrought checks are known locally as
‘khats’ that gives Kota doria a transparent look and ethereal feel. Spread to
dry in the lawns, the essentially rainbow coloured fabric often gives the
countryside a surreal look of fields of colours merging in the sun.
Weaver Noor Mohammed whose family has woven Kota doria
saris for countless generations is steeped in its history and lore. He uses
near poetic analogy to describe the unique method of peg warping and brush
sizing which is special to the Kota doria process. “We brush onion juice and
rice paste with a lot of care into the yarn. It makes the yarn so strong that
no additional finishing process is required once the fabric is woven.”
Noor Mohammed has a large sized eight ft by eight ft
pit loom in his house, where three to four people work. “I am the weaver,” says
Noor, “and I translate the design drawn by the traditional designer on paper.
The yarn is prepared by another expert before we set up the loom. There are two
expert dyers in the village, as also block printers, dabu experts, etc. Yet
another helper takes the saris and fabric to the lawn for drying.” Weaving is
done at pit looms with the shuttle technique which has a great potential for
improvisation. The designs are transferred on to the fabric using dobby,
jacquard or the jaala techniques. While the yarn is procured from Bangalore,
the real zari is from Surat. Both vegetable and azo free chemical dyes are
used.
Unnati Silks, has trendy designs,
attractive patterns, in pleasing colours and combinations in its wide
collection of kota saree cotton salwar
suits and Sarees, at very reasonable prices.
Unnati is one of the largest Indian
ethnic online websites with over 300 varieties of traditional sarees and salwar
kameez.Dispatch is within 24 hours of order. Free delivery & COD is
provided for retail.Worldwide express shipping caters to almost all countries
across the world.
Contact:
UNNATI SILK PRINTS PVT. LTD, #3-4-360,
Vajra Complex, General Bazar (Tobacco Bazar), M.G.Road,
Hyderabad-500003.AP,India. 040-64555251 or 97000 57744.
