Interesting Facts about Pochampally Silk Sarees

Pochampally Sarees:

A weave that is both graceful and power filled, Pochampally sarees in silk and cotton together complete a woman’s wardrobe. While Pochampally silk sarees in vibrant palette of patterns on prosperous silk is fit for special occasions like weddings and festivals, the vivid geometric patterned bright hued cotton couture makes a perfect office wear.

Handloom Industry in Pochampally:

Pochampally has traditional looms where popular ikat designs that are prevalent for more than a century are weaved. Sarees are the most popular weave here. Made in rich silk and comfy cotton, the colors used in Pochampally silk sarees are from natural sources and their blends. The weavers from the older and new generations have shown resilience and adapted themselves to the changing tastes of the consumers. They are open to inputs for new designs and they also experiment with newer color combinations.

Interesting Facts about Pochampally and Pochampally Sarees:

1. Pochampally is the single largest Handloom Tie & Dye Cluster with about 2000 Pitlooms and around 5000 artisans, most of them from thePadmasali Community.
2. Pochampally Ikat is the first from the traditional craft sector awarded a Geographical Indication status under Indian GI Act, 1999.
3. More than 50% of Pochampally population is directly or indirectly engaged in producing Pochampally Ikats.
4. In Pochampally weaving, more the number of colours used, more would be the time and labour consumed and thus higher cost of production on handlooms.
5. In Pochampally weave, one can comfortably change the design for every 50 Mtr thus making it possible to get varieties of designs in short intervals.
6. Owing to their vivid and geometric designs, Pochampally sarees never go out of fashion. Infact their beauty is reinterpreted time and again to make them more relevant for the modern women.

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