Art History/Craft History, Craft, Handloom, Art
Handloom Weaving Clusters Of Bihar
Bhasin, Jyoti
October, 2012
| This article discusses nine weaving clusters of Bihar in terms of the yarn used, count, type of looms, style of weaving etc. Each cluster though existing within similar geographical conditions having similar kind of production capacities, yet produce different products and weaves. | |
| SIGORI COTTON CLUSTER, PATNA Sigori is a small village of Patna district which used to be small concentration of weavers in the vicinity. Presently about 3000 looms chug along producing a variety of cotton dress materials, mainly shirting, dhoti, gamchha ie shoulder scarf etc. The use of Vat colors, plain weaves & various check/ stripe patterns using 32’s to 60’s cotton yarns, characterize Sigori’s handloom offerings.BIHARSHARIF CLUSTER, NALANDA Biharsharif town and its nearby villagers such as Nepura, Malah Bigha etc. houses many looms producing some fine silks as well as cotton dress materials. The weavers procure silk yarns from Gaya, Bhagalpur etc. and produce some fine tussar , mulberry and matka silk fabrics. Cotton dress materials and bed sheets are also made by some weavers using broad width looms of 60” width. |  |
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