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Cotton is one the world's major textile fibres. Cotton fabric has gained its popularity mainly because of the ease with which its
fibres can be spun into yarns. Adding to its favourability is the fact that it has high wash ability and is very susceptible to dyes.
All this along with its strength and elasticity render it adaptable to a variety of textile products.
The art of weaving and dyeing cotton has been known in India since ancient times. Each Indian state has its own unique cotton weaving
tradition. They all have their own specialties in fabric, have different weaves, motifs, textures, printing techniques and colours.
Cotton sarees from Orissa are very famous. They draw inspiration from Jagannath culture and so the colours black, white, yellow and red
are frequently used. Earth shades like cream, maroon, brown, rust and white are also used. Temple border, lotus, conch and wheel are
motifs which are traditionally used. Today new shades and patterns have been introduced. Weavers of Orissa sarees are at work to adapt
the designs to match popular taste.
Andhra Pradesh too is famous for its cotton sarees. It produced many different types of cotton sarees.
From Venkatgiri come fine pure cotton sarees woven in the jamdani technique. In this technique cotton threads are woven with zari to
create the design. Motifs like stylized parrots, stylized leaf forms, gold coins etc. adorn these sarees.
Pochampalli cotton sarees are also very popular. They are woven
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in the ikat pattern where the yarn is pre dyed before weaving. They are available
in a multitude of colours.
Mangalgiri cotton sarees have dense weaves in exotic colours. They are famous for their unique borders and the elegance they afford the wearer.
The Chettinad saree from Tamilnadu is unique in its own way. The body of the saree has checks and a contrasting border. The Chettinad sarees are
traditionally mustard, brick red and black in colour. The width of the Chettinad saree is only 91cms rather than the standard saree width which is
120cms. So when draped the saree reaches only till the calves allowing a graceful flaunt of the wearer's anklets.
The other popular cotton sarees are the Kanchi cottons from Kanchipuram, the tie and dye sarees from Gujarat and Rajasthan, the Chanderi and
Maheshwari sarees from Madhya Pradesh; the list is endless.
At Mangalam we offer you the entire range of cotton sarees. Daily wear or festive occasions, traditional sarees or contemporary collections for
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