Bandhani : A Traditional Wear

 Bandhani is an ancient art. The earliest references to this technique of picking the cloth with fingernails and tying, before dyeing, are found in Indus Valley Civilization records, dating back to 4000 B.C. Even the Buddhist paintings, dating back to the 6th Century, in the famous Ajanta Caves have Bandhani references. Texts dating back to the times of Alexander – the great also extolled Indian Bandhani.

Bandhani is an Indian hand-done textiles-art/ craft, generally carried out by skilled Bandhani artisans, dyers, and workers as well as experienced families involved traditionally in the craft. Many women and young girls in Bandhani centers tie fabrics, sometimes pre-traced with designs, to create bandhani. These are, then, dyed, re-tied, and re-dyed by the men-folk of the family. Bandhani is a major textiles-craft industry, though it is still small in scale and relies heavily on time-consuming, traditional techniques and processes.

Bandhani is used to create attractive, unique patterns and designs on fabrics. Women in rural areas earlier used simple Bandhej techniques to give special vibrance to their modest clothes. Today, finished Bandhani products are much in demand in the apparel industry. Sarees, ghagras, dress materials, dupattas, shawls, turbans, and even western silhouettes are created using the fabric crafted with Bandhej. It is also used in bed linen, curtains, and upholstery.

Artisans usually start with the white, unbleached fabric. Thick cords are used to cast designs, using Geru mixture (red/ orange earth mixed with water). These days, design stencils made of stiff plastic sheets are also used. Bandhani is tied using thick, impermeable cotton strings. Dyes, many of the natural and eco-friendly, of various kinds are used in Bandhani. Big utensils are used to create dye solutions.

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