KANCHIPURAM SAREES

“Kanchipuram”
 Kanchipuram, a small town in Tamil Nadu.
 it is famous for its silk and also for its
temples.
 This town is also known as the Silk City.
 the city has a flourishing handloom
industry.
 most of its inhabitants are silk weavers.
 About 75% of Kanchipuram's population is
dependent on the silk sari industry.
 Kanchipuram is the world renowned for its
hand-woven silk saris.

Kanchipuram Sarees
o Woven From :
Mulberry Silkworm.
o Specialty : Hand
Woven.
o Raw Materials :
kanchipuri silk,
mulbury silk And Zari
From Surat.
o Worn During :
Special Occasions
like festivals, birthday
and wedding.

history
 The Kancheepuram silk industry, with its
500-year-old tradition, is known for
producing heavyweight stiff silk saris.
 Kancheepuram rose to eminence during
Krishna-Deva Raya's reign, when two
weaving communities - the Devangas and
the Saligars transmigrated to
Kancheepuram from Andhra Pradesh.
 . The Devanga and Saligar weavers were
reputed for their weaving silks.

fabric
 Kanjivaram silk is heavy,
thicker, so durable most
finest and washed in water at
home is used for kanjipuram
sari.
 While there are light weight
Kanchipuram sarees made
from Korean, Chinese and
mulberry silk.
 Zari comes all the way
from Surat while
neighbouring Karnataka suppl
ies the silk.

Collection of kanchipuram silk
saree

Weaving techniques
 The process begins with the silk thread being
twisted, then dyed and dried in the sun after
which it is ready for the weaver's loom.
 The Kanchipuram silk sari is hand-woven with
dyed silk yarn with interleaved designs made
with 'Zari' .
 - a silk thread twisted with thin silver wire and
then gilded with pure gold.
 Technically, the silk thread used for weaving
Kanchipuram saris is made up of three single
threads twisted together called three ply.

Process of weaving on
handloom

 The weaver creates the
border, body and pallu
separately and then
interlocks them
together in an
impossible to detach
joint.
 The Zari work on the
border and the pallu
are generally woven
using gold dipped silver
threads.
 A weaver takes about
10-12 days to weave a
simple Kanjeevaram
sari while decorative
ones could take up to
20 days.

Characteristic
 The main characteristic of the Kanchipuram sari lies in the
time consuming method of interlocking its weft colours as
well as its end piece and in the process creating solid
borders and a solid "Mundhi".
 where one colour ends and the other begin.
 Interlocked Zari borders are common down both sides of
the sari and the garment is finished with matching gold
Zari Pallu.
 Pallu draped over the women's shoulder.
 These sarees are stronger,lusterous and more durable
than any other saree.
 Kanchipuram sarees are the most elegant, desirable and
luxurious of all sarees.
 Kanchipuram silk sarees are the result of hours of
hardwork

Design and pattern
 A decorative saree contains Zari
interwoven with the silk; the 'zari' work in
the border and the Pallu are generally
woven in gold-dipped silver threads.
 Peacock, parrot, mango,
elephant,diamond, lotus, pot, creeper,
flower, hen are the most common motifs.
 Major attractions are the also beautiful
tribal designs.
 scenes from the Ramayana, the
Mahabharata and Bhagwad Gita being
incorporated into these works of art.

 There are also
sarees with
gold squares
or stripes.
 There can also
be little gold
motifs
scattered all
over its body.
 Now focus is
also on
contemporary
patterns.

A Techno Effect
 The recent development in the designing
field shows the introduction of
computerised Jacquard borders in
Kanchipuram silk saris.
 Though the techniques and the materials
are changing with the market demand; the
motifs are still conventional and traditional
in order to hold the custom and tradition of
a Kanchipuram sari.

 Along with silk
saris,
Kanchipuram also
specializes in
cotton and silk-
polyester blended
saris with the
demand of the
current market.

 Kanchipuram saris
are very heavy and
gorgeous saris and
are used specially
for weddings in
South Indian region
as their traditional
wedding sari.

Aesthetical aspect
Kanchipuram
sarees have a
traditional and
gorgeous look,
contemporary and
modern designs and
patterns are included
keeping in mind the
present demand of
the market.

The dazzling
design, bright
hues and fine
quality fabric-
texture, have
escalated the
position of this A-
class drapery, as
one of the
topmost feminine
choices in India.

KANCHIPURAM SAREES

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