Bandhani or Bandhni or
Bandhej, a highly-skilled process involving the Tie-Dye method, has the base
fabric first tied at several points by threads and then the threads are dyed.
The manner in which the tying is done decides the resulting pattern, which
could be Leheriya, Mothra, Ekdali or Shikari. Patterns which emerge are
generally dots, strips, waves or squares. Fabrics like Bandhani sarees are made
of cotton, silk, crepe, georgette, chiffon, satin, supernet or such. Dark
Colours employed for dyeing the ‘Bandhini’ could be natural or artificial.
Principally applied colours being red, green, blue, black or yellow, the
background is generally red or black.
The Khatri community of Kutch in Gujarat is
known to excel in this art. Works like, tying of thousands of miniscule knots
on the Bhandhani fabric
that spread and form exquisite designs on opening after the dyeing process,
speak volumes for their skill. Bhuj, Mandvi in Kutch and Saurashtra in Gujarat,
India, are known for their individual varieties in Bhandhani sarees.
Rajasthan again has its own style of Bandhani, unique to its
region. Designs and colours differ, with significance attached to certain
colours. Red conveys a newly married bride, yellow for a recently become
mother, are typical examples. There is a special attraction to the Leheria
Bandhej sarees in the Bandhini range known for their unique wave
designs, evolving from a brilliant exercise of the tie and dye art that has
created waves in the fashion world for the simplicity and appealing look on
plain coloured fabrics. Leheria work is done on silk or cotton fabric and on
long and broad canvases like turbans and sarees.
The process of getting the
unique Leheria saree involves rolling the fabric and tying resists at various
spots on the cloth and then rolled diagonally from one corner to the opposite
selvage. This rolled fabric is then dyed according to the usual tie and dye
process in bright colours. When the fabric is unfolded after dyeing, it leaves
a lot of stripes or other shapes at intervals across the fabric in a design.
Several tie and dye
processes are undergone if required, to create a myriad of colourful stripes
across the fabric length. Indigo is used in the last few stages of the process.
Mothara is a special ‘lentil design’, popular and achieved by the re-rolling of
the unfolded first stage in the opposite direction and the resist tied at the
diagonal end and repeating the dye process. The resulting checkered design has
un-dyed areas at regular intervals which are the size of a lentil.
Unnati Silks has a wide and creative range of Bandhini sarees online. The
deep vibrant colours of the Bandhani
Georgette saris, the charismatic allure of the motif-rich crepe
silk bandhani saree with zari patch borders, the panoramic neons of Chanderi
silk Bhandani, the bright hues of the Jaipuri
Bhandini with
their mesemerising block prints and the extraordinary tie & dye crepe satin
silk bhandani with exquisite embroidery. online Designer Bandhani sarees from
an extraordinary application of this fine art have made the Bhandani sari a popular variety India wide and
appreciated overseas also.
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