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| Brocade is an important craft since
olden times. Brocades weaving in gold
and silver is very popular In India.
Silk is the prime raw material for brocade.
It helps in turning out a durable, and
fine weave with gold and silver threads.
There are different varieties of silk
which are used for Brocade like Tanduri,
Banaka and Mukta.
Silk is first twisted and it undergoes
the process of reeling and checking
for uniformity and roundness. After
that it is bleached and "degummed.
Later, silk is boiled in a soap water
and sent for dying. |
Colors play an important role in
weaving brocade. The basic colors,
which are used, are red, yellow, indigo,
saffron and the color of water in
which the sky is reflected.
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| Traditional vegetable dyes have been
replaced with aniline colors, which
are cheaper and produce a large variety
of colors.
Designs and motifs are integral to
Brocades. Generally, motifs are drawn
from the nature.
The main centers of Brocades are
Benaras, Ahmedabad, Surat, Paithan
and Aurangabad. |
Brocade saris and lehangas are worn
with great enthusiasm by the ladies
on marriage occasions all across India.
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