Description
About the Artisan : Kastoori Saree was set up by Salauddin in 2014. He comes from village Murli, near Varanasi and specializes in Banarsi weaving. His family has been practising this craft for generations and he started weaving at a very young age. Today, there are 8 men and 2 women currently working with him. The product range includes pure silk, Muga silk and cotton silk; saree, dupatta and yardage.
About the Craft : Banarasi cutwork fabric is produced by clipping the extra floating threads which are not engaged in design formation and lying loose on the backside of the fabric. Cutwork fabric is woven on a traditional throw shuttle pit loom with the attachment of jacquard or jala. Designs are created by using extra weft yarn. Unwanted loose threads floating between two motifs are clipped with the scissors after weaving leaving the base fabric open.
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