Turmeric Yellow And Black Pochampally Ikkat Handloom Saree
Styled With Blouse From Our Blouse Collection
Handcrafted In India
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PochampallyIkkat, is a woven fabric that finds its origin in a small town of Andhra Pradesh (now Telangana), BhoodanPochampally. It is the first textile to get geographical branding.
The geometric design onPochampally sareesis a stand-out feature.
Origin - Pochampally has over 5,000 weavers who weave the handloom with traditional designs called Ikkat. Pochampally weavers are known to produce unique world famous unique sarees called Ikkat sarees that are different from other Ikkat producing areas in India.
Technique - Pochampally,Ikkat& Patola, essentially refer to thesametechnique of weaving, which is a cross-over between printing and weaving. The main difference between aPochampallyand a Patola, is that of geography and the design language. Pochampallyis smoother than other Ikkat fabrics and isn't quite as heavy.
PochampallyIkkat uniqueness lies in the transfer of intricate design and coloring onto warp and weft threads first and then weave them together globally known as double ikat textiles. The fabric is cotton, silk and sico – a mix of silk and cotton. Increasingly, the colors themselves are from natural sources and their blends. They have traditional geometric patterns instyle of dyeing.
