Sunday, March 1, 2015

Rajkot Cotton Sarees – Handloom fabrics of quality

The Rajkot cotton saris have traditional art. These saris also available in different designs and styles.

Rajkot is located in Gujarat, India. It is well known for its pure cotton Rajkot patola saris and original textile printing. It has also developed an original Patan Patola weave. The Patan Patola saree is an elegant hand woven good affair, is not only easily marketable on account of its prohibitive cost. The time consumption for making a sari is a continues laborious effort involved.


It is said that sometime in the past not recent, a workshop on the traditional technique of making the saree and the materials used was conducted by a member of the Salvi family for the benefit of weavers. The weavers weave the saris with a effort that everybody in the past likes. The benefit of weavers in Rajkot on the invitation of  a national body there. It is repeated traditional Patan Patola in its new form-the Rajkot Patola Saree.


The use of different patterns and cheaper raw materials, the Rajkot Patola sarees involved in a much affordable range for the market. The Govt. policies are back to the production of low cost Patola sarees, the making of the Rajkot Patola sarees has provided employment 1000 of weavers of the Wankar and Maheshwari communities.  In the past the weaving of the original Patola Sarees, they had either migrated or choose other forms of livelihood.


This sarees are single ikat sarees, whereas the Patan Patola is a double ikat or Ikkat weave. Single Ikat fabrics are more created by the resist tie-dye method. The thread which are used as  inter weaving of warp (lengthwise lay of thread) with plain weft (breadth wise thread weaving), or resisted weft yarns interspersed with plain weft.


The saris also contain double ikat on both the warp and weft and then interlacing them to form fine complex patterns. The result of the ikat or tie-dye method as it is known, applied to the traditional cotton fabrics. The created beautiful and colourful Patola sarees sensations, with trendy prints, unusual and attractive patterns, with eye-catching motifs as additional flourish.


This traditional is seemingly lost, an ethnic art that  blossomed in its new form and an enthusiastic  market welcomed it. There are different variations to the Rajkot Patola Sarees. The pure cotton Rajkot patola cotton saris are well known for their contrasted colours and zari borders. The pure cotton saris are designed with the current ikkat and bandhni prints are eye-catchers worn for special occasions. The fashionable embroidery designer saris with patterns of zari, Zardozi, art, gota are elegant affairs chosen for bridal ceremonies. The borders of the saris with patch work further enhance the patola sarees.


The  Rajkot pure cotton saris is apt wear for summer. It is also worn during the corporate functions, festivals and traditional occasions. While the Heavy designer Rajkot Cotton silk saris has an integral part of Indian wedding parties and other social gatherings. These saris are also decorated with kudans and sequins embroidery work which adorn beautiful Rajkot patolas make them stylishly attractive and suitable for college functions, parties and special invites.


Further our shop Unnatisilks provides different styles of cotton Rajkot saris. This online shop has different designs and prices ranges according to the product taken. The shop contains 300+ varieties of saris that are apt for woman.  This online shop also provides free shipping and the product reaches you within 24 hrs of time.

Unnati Silks, has trendy designs, attractive patterns, in pleasing colours and combinations in its wide collection of  Rajkot cotton sarees and Salwar kameez, 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.


To shop online Rajkot Cotton Sarees, please visit our site 

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