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Mangalgiri handlooms
are crisp finished of cotton,
cotton-silk
or mercerized.
These are famous for Nizam designs and striking colour combination.
Mangalgiri is close to Guntur and Vijayawada on either side. It is a town in National Highway connecting Kolkata and Chennai.
The traditional Nizam designs with simple mono-striped or multi-colour striped
pallus adorns the fabric. The various motifs like leaf, mango, parrot, old
coin, add to the appeal of the cotton saree. current popular trend have
printing work and embroidery designs on the mangalgiri cotton sari.
The
fineness of the saree determines the count. It is based on the threads per
square inch in warp and weft. Counts range from 40(coarse) to 120 (super fine),
with the normal count of 80-80 being used for soft woven fabric.
Derived
from its original name Totadri, Mangalagiri is from Mangala (good fortune) and
Giri (hill). There are three temples of Narayan Swamy in Mangalagiri and
popular traditional belief has it that those climbing the hill to offer prayers
would definitely buy a saree before leaving Mangalagiri.
The
features have uniqueness in mangalgiri saree. The soft and comfortable
all-season fabric generally does not have designs on the body. There are no
gaps in the weaves.
It
is a traditional occupation involving whole families in the making. This making
of the sarees has experienced, experiment and shared from one generation to
other generation. Mangalgiri weavers are devoted to their craft. They also have
a clear idea about market trends.
The
geographical indication (GI) Status is given to the mangalgiri handlooms this
year. The label of mangalgiri handloom is given by determining quality of the
fabric. The market response was also poor with the genuine fabrics seeming
costlier. This led to poor production and exodus of skilled workers from the
traditional handloom industry.
The GI certification is granted if the
product possesses distinctive qualities, only when the produce is found to be
made according to traditional methods, or enjoys a certain reputation due to
its geographical origin. Mangalagiri handlooms and fabrics have a registered
logo for the product. With the grant of GI, it would further help boost the
market for these sarees.
The mangalgiri
handloom saris are found with different designs and geometrical patterns.
The saris have buttis and motifs all over the body of the sari. The pallu of
the saris is decorated with zari work. These sarees are worn on special
occasion, cooperative office, weddings and festival occasions.
A mangalgiri cotton
saree take a day for completing and a silk saree takes 3-4 days time to come
out as a finished product. The mangalgiri cotton saree is recognized by the
checks made of zari throughout the saree on the rich silk cloth. The border
which constitutes of a contrasting colour and has a temple border (triangles in
series) at the edge of the border. The weaving of the saree makes use of 8
threads in the weaving at the border which makes the saree stronger and is
unique of this saree.
Unnati
Silks, has trendy designs, attractive patterns, in pleasing colours and
combinations in its wide collection of Mangalgiri cotton sarees and Salwar suits, 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.
