Handspun Saree

Handspun Saree

Fabric – Handspun

Colour – Blue with Red border

Type – Saree, Traditional

About Bengal Handspun – Handwoven in Nadia & Murshidabad

Handspun Sarees are a closely woven, unbleached or white cloth produced from carded cotton handspun yarn. It originated in Bengal, from where it travelled to Europe in the 17th century. Muslin clothing is suitable for hot, dry climates.

West Bengal produces nearly 55% of the muslin produced in India. Efforts are being made to revive the fine muslin that was known worldwide. So far it has been possible to spin and weave 500-count muslin which is comparable to the famous Bengal muslin. The whole process needs a lot of skill and patience and only a very small quantity of 500 count muslin is produced in some areas of West Bengal.

The West Bengal Government has initiated Project Muslin to revive the weaving of higher count muslin. Under this project, more than 600 families with skilled spinners and weavers have been identified in Murshidabad, Nadia, Birbhum, Bardhaman, Hooghly, Malda and Paschim Medinipur.

COLOUR, TEXTURE & WASH CARE INFORMATION

General:

• Colour and Texture of the product may slightly vary than that in the photograph.
• Dry Clean only, Cold Wash recommended. Colour may bleed in case of natural dyes.

Embroidery:

• May have slight irregularity which is characteristic of any hand-woven, hand-embroidered or hand-crafted product. Connoisseurs worldwide love handmade products, more because of these small variations in a regular pattern as that adds to the unique charm of these products which is missing in machine-made products.

Handwoven:

• Missing yarn, slobs and uneven yarn contrasts are general phenomena in hand-woven products. This is a natural outcome and inherent characteristic of the hand-weaving procedure which makes the products all the more unique and beautiful.