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Tie dye Cheap Shawls give earthy and rustic look that many
women are very fond of. These shawls go very well with
jeans trousers and make great casual dress. The wool
fabric is of a coarse kind since they pick up colors
during tie dye process better than other fabric. Some of
these shawls also have thread and mirror embroidery.
While women seem to love mirror work because they
dazzle, they are meant to drive off evil according to Kutch tribe.
The Western state of Gujarat is the biggest centre where
the tie-dye technique is extensively used by local
craftsmen. The major textile crafts of the settled area
of Kutch in Gujarat are Bandhani (tie and dye) and block
printing. Coming from the Hindi word bandhan meaning to
tie, this technique has a self explanatory name.
Bandhani or Bandhej is the name of the tie and dye
technique used commonly in the region. The fabric is
tied at various places with the help of a thread, in a
way that it makes some pattern. After the tying is done,
the fabric is dipped in the desired color. After it is
completely dried, the ties are opened and the amazing
designs come to reality.
The threads prevent the tied area from absorbing the
color and hence the desired pattern is realized. This
also includes the resist dyed and printed ajrakh. It is
a technique by which the very traditional looking
colorful scarves and stoles are created. They have very
special significance in marriages. The village weavers
produced for the local community while the master
craftsmen created specially for the royalty and the
wealthy. In addition to shawls, many other apparel
including salwar kurtas, lehenga cholis, kurtis etc are
also made in tie and dye.
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