Bandhej

Traditional wear, Saree, Bandhej, Tie & Die.

Also called as Tie & Die,it is one of the most widely used,accepted and traditional style of machine printing in India. This technique is originated from Rajasthan and Gujarat(states of Royal's). The colors that are traditionally used in this process are vibrant with yellow, black, red, maroon and green being the more stylish and predominant ones. This technique is used with lighter shades of browns, turquoise, blue and pink giving a stunning effect and create a good fashionable impression.

Though simple, tie & die is quite time consuming and tedious process because after machine work completed some hand work also done in a process. A single piece of cloth, with intricate bandhej design, takes more than a week to prepare in order to make it wearable. In this process, each section is carefully dipped into paint and tied again to bring yet another contrast in color. Usually the women are assigned to the fine craft of tying while the men prepare the dye.

Elaborate bandhej patterns depicting birds, animals and human figures are made through this long process. The tie and dye (bandhej) work is done on sars, salwar suits, kurtas and dress materials.

On the basis of design and motif, different patterns have their different and special significance. The chandokhni and chikhara are specially designed for brides in merrages and are quite expensive. The barah baag is a pattern, which is when opened looks like a garden of flower. Earlier, there was a design called bavan baag, but today, no one makes it as it takes too much time and labor.

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