Maheshwar - Khargone - Craft Documentation | Research Archive on Handicrafts & Handloom https://gaatha.org Indian Craft online Fri, 20 Aug 2021 13:30:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.11 https://gaatha.org/wp-content/uploads/gaatha-logo-63x63.png Maheshwar - Khargone - Craft Documentation | Research Archive on Handicrafts & Handloom https://gaatha.org 32 32 Weaving~Maheshwar https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/detail-documentation-maheshwar-weaving/ https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/detail-documentation-maheshwar-weaving/#respond Tue, 12 Jun 2018 08:48:38 +0000 http://143.110.249.195/?post_type=listing&p=8879 The Maheshwari sari is made of fine handloom cotton & silk yarn. It is uniquely bordered with a traditional design of five stripes running parallel across its length and on its Pallav (the edge which lies across the shoulder) and has a reversible quality. The sari’s origin can be traced to Rani Ahilyabai, the empress […]

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]]> The Maheshwari sari is made of fine handloom cotton & silk yarn. It is uniquely bordered with a traditional design of five stripes running parallel across its length and on its Pallav (the edge which lies across the shoulder) and has a reversible quality. The sari’s origin can be traced to Rani Ahilyabai, the empress of Maheshwar who collected weavers from Surat, Bhuj, Patan and Hydrabad around 200 yrs ago and spearheaded this craft.

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