Whenever Banarasi dresses are mentioned, then everyone goes into a frenzy. Banarasi dresses are a fine example of exquisite craftsmanship with silver or gold-colored silk thread embroidery on pallu and borders. The elaborate embroidery and silk work on the Banarasi dress gives a regal look. And the heavy embroidery on it also looks very beautiful.
In Asian countries, the Banarasi saree is decorated with great passion and is also very popular as a wedding dress. The modern and attractive styles and beautiful colors introduced in the Banarasi saree often become the center of attention of women. As the seasons change, new designs of dresses start coming into the market. Though there has been a lot of innovation in this dress, its popularity has not decreased and even today weddings are incomplete without Banarasi dresses.
There was a time when Banarasi dresses were made on hand looms, at that time it sometimes took 5 to 6 days to make a complete dress. So, seeing its beauty and sophistication, all the hard work was received. Banarasi dresses are still woven in Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi – 70 years ago, its weavers came to Karachi after migrating from the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Artisans painstakingly handcraft silk dresses, the use of such dresses is one of the traditions of Indian women and is highly sought after. These special types of dresses are special gifts for Indian brides and are often passed down from generation to generation as family heirlooms.
Now modern machines have come, the most difficult design can be ready in a day at most. Now there has been innovation in the design and the beauty and excellence of these dresses have also increased. Not only the skilled artisans got ease but their economic conditions also improved.
Designing Banarasi dresses is a very labor-intensive job, it also takes years to learn. After many hours and sometimes days of hard work, the design goes through several stages before it goes to the pier.
Silk is a priceless gift of nature, which is the main ingredient in the Banarasi industry and garment production. Garments are made from imported silk threads. To make it soft and shiny, the dress is wound lengthwise by a manual machine.
The dress is bleached at a particular temperature and a special technique is used to impart the desired color to it. Only after this stage is the dresses sent for streaming.
The role of khadi is most important in the manufacture of garments. It is the charisma of Khadi that all kinds of dresses, especially Banarasi dresses, are created with elegance. The khadis are attached to the design by notching.
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Banaras Town in Pakistan, Banarasi is famous in the whole country for weaving Banarasi, Banarasi dresses are exported to many other countries from here. One of the main reasons for this is that silk weaving is the ancestral profession of the Banarasi community. This industry is flourishing in many houses in the town.
In the past silver, threads were used in weaving Banarasi dresses. Even then, dresses and ensembles made of these dresses were carefully worn for decades. But now it has become a dream to make such dresses because of the high cost. After a long period of weaving on the khadis, Banarasi dresses are now produced with modern machines.
Pure silk, on which Banarasi designs are produced, the thread from which the silk is produced by the moths that feed on the mulberry trees, and the mulberry leaves are the source of its food. Now, this center of silk is China from where cocoon is exported all over the world.
Initially, this work was done on traditional khadis, which was time-consuming and labor-intensive, then gradually computers and machines were used, which increased the production of dresses many times.
It is very easy to work with machines, but electricity is a basic requirement to meet this need, almost all the artisans who work on Khadi learn this method early. As the machines innovated in design and enhanced the beauty of the dresses, so did the profits. However, experts say that in this sector, artisans and business owners both benefited from this, but now the raw materials are becoming very expensive, which is reducing the amount of profit.
Working on pure silk is now unthinkable, the main reason being that it has gone out of purchasing power. Now a mixture of polyester and nylon, or synthetic silk known as artificial silk is being worked on.
In earlier times, when people’s houses had khadis, all members of the household, including women, were involved in the work of making dresses, filling the looms, and cutting the threads after the dresses were ready.
Whenever Banarasi dresses are mentioned, then everyone goes into a frenzy. Banarasi dresses are a fine example of exquisite craftsmanship with silver or gold-colored silk thread embroidery on pallu and borders. The elaborate embroidery and silk work on the Banarasi saree gives a regal look. And the heavy embroidery on it also looks very beautiful.
In Asian countries, the Banarasi saree is decorated with great passion and is also very popular as a wedding dress. The modern and attractive styles and beautiful colors introduced in the Banarasi saree often become the center of attention of women. As the seasons change, new designs of dresses start coming into the market. Though there has been a lot of innovation in these dresses, their popularity has not decreased and even today weddings are incomplete without Banarasi dresses.
There was a time when Banarasi dresses were made on hand looms, at that time it sometimes took 5 to 6 days to make a complete dress. So, seeing its beauty and sophistication, all the hard work was received. Banarasi dresses are still woven in Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi – 70 years ago, its weavers came to Karachi after migrating from the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Artisans painstakingly handcraft silk dresses, the use of such dresses is one of the traditions of Indian women and is highly sought after. These special types of dresses are special gifts for Indian brides and are often passed down from generation to generation as family heirlooms.
Now modern machines have come, the most difficult design can be ready in a day at most. Now there has been innovation in the design and the beauty and excellence of these dresses have also increased. Not only the skilled artisans got ease but their economic conditions also improved.
Designing Banarasi dresses is a very labor-intensive job, it also takes years to learn. After many hours and sometimes days of hard work, the design goes through several stages before it goes to the pier.
Silk is a priceless gift of nature, which is the main ingredient in the Banarasi industry and garment production. Garments are made from imported silk threads. To make it soft and shiny, the dress is wound lengthwise by a manual machine.
The dress is bleached at a particular temperature and a special technique is used to impart the desired color to it. Only after this stage is the dresses sent for streaming.
The role of khadi is most important in the manufacture of garments. It is the charisma of Khadi that all kinds of dresses, especially Banarasi dresses, are created with elegance. The khadis are attached to the design by notching.
Banaras Town in Pakistan, Banarasi is famous in the whole country for weaving Banarasi dresses. Banarasi dresses are exported to many other countries from here. One of the main reasons for this is that silk weaving is the ancestral profession of the Banarasi community. This industry is flourishing in many houses in the town.
In the past silver, threads were used in weaving Banarasi dresses. Even then, dresses and ensembles made of these dresses were carefully worn for decades. But now it has become a dream to make such dresses because of the high cost. After a long period of weaving on the khadis, Banarasi dresses is now produced with modern machines.
Pure silk, on which Banarasi designs are produced, the thread from which the silk is produced by the moths that feed on the mulberry trees, and the mulberry leaves are the source of its food. Now, this center of silk is China from where cocoon is exported all over the world.
Initially, this work was done on traditional khadis, which was time-consuming and labor-intensive, then gradually computers and machines were used, which increased the production of dresses many times.
It is very easy to work with machines, but electricity is a basic requirement to meet this need, almost all the artisans who work on Khadi learn this method early. As the machines innovated in design and enhanced the beauty of the dresses, so did the profits. However, experts say that in this sector, artisans and business owners both benefited from this, but now the raw materials are becoming very expensive, which is reducing the amount of profit.
Working on pure silk is now unthinkable, the main reason being that it has gone out of purchasing power. Now a mixture of polyester and nylon, or synthetic silk known as artificial silk is being worked on.
In earlier times, when people’s houses had khadis, all members of the household, including women, were involved in the work of making dresses, filling the looms, and cutting the threads after the dresses were ready.
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