Pochampally sari
Pochampalli Saree | |
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Telangana | |
Country | India |
Registered | 2005 |
Material | Silk or Cotton |
Pochampally sari or Pochampalli ikat is a
History
Weave
The weaving survives in a few villages like Pochampally, Koyalgudam, Choutuppala, Siripuram, Bhuvanagiri, Puttapaka and Gattuppala and few villages around them mostly in Nalgonda district. Pochampally Ikat uniqueness lies in the transfer of intricate design and colouring 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 colours themselves are from natural sources and their blends.
Industry
Pochampally, a cluster of 80 villages, has traditional looms, whose pattern and designs are centuries-old. Today this Silk City, which is more of a cottage industry, is home to more than 10,000 weaving families in 100 villages. The fabric is marketed through the cooperative society, many other linked organizations, the master weavers and the business houses in Pochampally. Pochampally does more than Rs.10,00,000,00 annual business in terms of yarn sales, purchase of handloom products and sales. The government in 2010 divided the belt into two clusters Pochampally 1 and Pochampally 2, and is proving common weaving centres. Because of its unique design, efforts are on to revive the dying art.
Geographical indication rights
Pochampally saree received Intellectual Property Rights Protection or
Recognition
UN selects Telangana's Pochampally as one of the world's 'best tourism villages'. Being famous for its eponymous handloom weaved 'Ikat' sarees. The silk city of India is declared as the best villages on the planet by UN. Govt of India has issued a postal ticket of INR 5.00 in the year 2018 in its recognition.
See also
- Ilkal saree
- Molakalmuru Sari
References
- ^ "Pochampally sarees go places". The Hindu. Nalgonda, Telangana. 17 January 2004. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ "Pochampally silk sarees for AI airhostesses". The Hindu Business Line. Hyderabad, India. 9 February 2004. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ a b c Ikat Textiles of India
- ^ Paagadu Bandhu Yarn Tie Resist Dyeing of Telangana https://asiainch.org/craft/paagadu-bandhu-yarn-tie-resist-dyeing-of-telangana/
- ^ "Facilitation of IPR Protection through Geographical Indications: Pochampally". Ministry of Textiles, Government of India. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ "GI Research: Pochampally". Ministry of Textiles, Government of India. Archived from the original on 12 May 2013.
External links
- Pochampally Ikat at Geographical Indications Registry.
- Read More about the Pochampally ikkat silk sarees weaving process and history of pochampally village. review from sareesofpochampally
- Pranitha launches silk sarees in kanchipuram.
- People Have Started Purchasing Pochampally Handloom Sarees Online.