Bandhani or Bandhini or
Bandhej, a highly-skilled process involving Tie-Dye method,
has the base fabric 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, stripes, waves or squares. Dark Colours are employed for dyeing
the ‘Bandhani’ and could be organic or man-made chemicals. 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 Bandhani. Saurashtra
in Gujarat, and Rajasthan again have their own style of Bandhani, unique to
their regions. Designs and colours differ, with significance attached to
certain colours.
There is a special attraction to the Leheria Bandhej shalwar
suits 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 fabrics and on long and broad canvases.
The process of getting the
unique Leheria or wave design 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 large and exclusive collection of Bandhani salwar kameez like, The
fascinating sea green and
chocolate brown colour cotton salwar kameez with its beautiful design on sea
green Kameez with thread embroidery motifs distributed all over. The designer chocolate
brown salwar has exquisite mirror work and Bandhani work on it. The chocolate
brown dupatta with similar design and bandhini printing completes the
enchanting picture. It is a very good piece for outings, social occasions and
parties.
The beautiful Mayfair maroon colour
Bandhini printed Salwar Kameez has multi-colour Bandhini printed designer dotted lines with plain dyed cotton maroon colour salwar. The dupatta is a
matching maroon colour Bandhini Dupatta with attach border.This extremely chic
salwar suit would do well for parties, social functions and traditional occasions.
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