The Soft and Smooth Satin Silk Sarees

A lustrous, glossy and smooth fabric that has since a long time been at the center stage of all wedding and royal attires and furnishings, Satin is a popular weave that has been around since the 12^th century and has made its presence felt since then in many forms from ties to coats, jacket linings to ballet shoes and home furnishing to sarees. While the satin used in furnishings and other accessories are made with fabrics like cotton, silk-cotton, polyester, nylon, crepe and georgette, satin sarees are made mainly with silk fabric and are called silk satin sarees.

The Satin silk sarees have an even sheen and they are quite luxurious in touch and feel. While their arresting luster itself makes them a perfect occasion wear, the resilience of satin silk ensures feasibility and scope for elaborate embellishments and embroideries making it a designer’s favorite too since it allows them to design heavy designer satin silk sarees along with heavy embroidered satin silk blouses, cholis and corsets.

While its distinct soft feel and luster is the USP of a satin silk saree, there are many other reasons that engage women in favoring them over many heavy silk sarees. These sarees are light in weight in spite of having thick texture and they are resistant to dust. Due to their thick texture, satin silks make a perfect dressy wear on a cold winter day or even on a rainy day. Satin silk as a fabric has an amazing fall and thus the pleats of a satin silk saree fall beautifully and look graceful. A very popular combination with satin silk is shimmer or net. As these materials complement each other, they are highly popular today in the fashion circuit.
Shatika has the best range of satin silk sarees online. Crafted in hot trendy colors, they are a hot favorite of our patrons. Known to impart elegance effortlessly, buy satin silk sarees online from Shatika for we offer a plethora of conveniences like worldwide shipping, easy payment options, door delivery and COD option.

Weaving Designs and Motifs of Kanchipuram Silk Sarees

Be it because of the lure of its pure mulberry silk or the dazzle of its real zari motifs, the Kanchipuram silk saree continues to hold the pride of place among the various varieties of silk sarees in the country today. Its rich weave and feel holds everyone in its sway and even today it is the preferred bridal saree because of its durability and grandeur.

The designs showcased on Kanchipuram silk sarees are woven in pure zari threads and their motifs range from figures to temple towers along the border. The motifs of these silk sarees most often comprise of Pallava temples, palaces and paintings. The traditional designs found on the body of a Kanjeevaram saree include pyramidal temple borders, checks, stripes and floral buttas.

Earlier, designs were restricted to conservative stripes or gold dots. However, over time emblematic motifs such as fresh mango, sweet grapes elephant, the sun, moon, chariots, swans, elegant peacocks, parrots, lions, coins, lotus, pot, creeper, flower, parrot, hen, and depiction of stories from mythology are woven into the saree in patterns.

 

Some of the traditional motifs featured in the Kanjeevaram saris are Rudraksham (Rudraksha beads), Gopuram (temple towers), ‘mallimogu’(jasmine flower), ‘mayilkan’ (peacock’s eye), ‘kuyilkan’ (nightingale eye) borders. Patterns are also formed with the help of lines and squares. The jasmine flower motifs either on their own or inside a square or round frame are called mallim0gu. The Thandavalam motif has parallel-line motifs running all over the body of the sari while in the pattu motif, the pallu and the border alone have floral motifs independently woven on them.

Today’s designs are more contemporary but these modern motifs continue to lend a festive touch with their magnificent grandeur. One can even see representation of grand paintings by Raja Ravi Verma or scenes from the great epics Ramayana and Mahabharata on the richly woven pallus and sometimes borders of these modern Kanchi pattu sarees, thus encouraging creativity and contempt without compromising on their traditional values and opulence.

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An Ode to Weaves and Weavers – Fashion Show by Shravan Kumar

June 21^st 2016 marked a new beginning in the history of Handlooms as celebrated designer Shravan Kumar in association with Novotel Hyderabad Convention Centre & HICC, unveiled his latest couture line up called “An Ode to Weaves and Weavers”, an annual event that not only pays tribute to all the weavers of India but also aims for their upliftment in society.

The fashion show held here saw over 30 supermodels flouncing down a temple-themed ramp, displaying an eclectic range of indigenous Indian weaves, from length and breadth of the country. If that was not enough, eminent Tollywood actors, sports persons and business bigwigs also turned up, dressed in designer handloom finery.

The 34-minute show, that had six segments and over 108 garments, saw an eclectic mix of weaves, all end to end handloom sarees like Khadis, Mangalagiris, Narayanpet, Benaras, Kanchipuram, Chanderi, Paithanis, Salem, Venkatgiri, Uppada and Pochampally from the remotest locations.

 

Celebrated South Indian actress Anushka Shetty, the show stopper of the show left everybody gaping in awe as she walked the ramp in a black Kanchipuram silk saree with splendid gold zari work on the pallu and contrast blouse.

 

 

The designer with a penchant for working with handlooms, Shravan on one occasion said, “Weavers in India, who are the inheritors of an age-old handloom legacy, are unable to survive with the pittance they make. We need to act soon before we lose this rich legacy. Our weaves are our national heritage.”

Praising the efforts of the designer and the weavers in general, the General Manager Mr. Neil Paterson signed off saying, “We feel proud to bring forth on one platform, more than 100 different and rare weaves and pay tribute to the underprivileged weavers of the nation through AN ODE TO WEAVES & WEAVERS – hosted at one of the grandest venues in the region. The fusion of these designs and Novotel’s hospitality will be magical,”

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The Best of M4Marry Wedding Week 2016 – Kochi

The exquisite collection of bridal couture displayed at the m4marry wedding week 2016, held from 4th to 6th of November 2016 brought alive the rich traditions of Indian weddings while bringing a new dimension to latest wedding trends. The gala fashion week awesome of India’s finest designers like Vikram Phadnis, Manish Arora and TarunTahiliani showcase the most magnificent ensembles during the three-day event.

The event was one of the most successful events in the world of fashion because not only did it see the fine work of these noted designers but it saw their creations on some of the leading models of the country who carried themselves off with such grace and poise that they left everyone asking for more.

The day one of the events featured collections by Vikram Phadnis, the noted Bollywood designer who enthralled the audience with his beautiful wedding sarees and lehengas in unusual pastels, rich creams and peach and some in vibrant red. With fine embroidery and unique detailed thread and mirror work, he rightly named the collection, ‘Shine’.

Day 2 of the event featured Bollywood’s favorite designer Manish Malhotra’s creations which simply put, were a riot of colors with neon shades like florescent green, florescent pink and electric blue along with bold and dashing whites and blacks. The entire collection of bridal sarees and lehengas set the stage on fire with their intricate zari work and all the finery.

The grand finale of the event however was the awe gaping collection of Tarun Tahiliani that gave the audience a whole new experience of bridal dressing. Sensual and yet not revealing, the wow collection of gorgeous lehengas and bridal sarees were all studded with stones, dazzling gold work and impeccably fine embroidery in zari and thread.

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The Silken Riches of Karnataka - Silk Sarees from Karnataka

A land of ancient customs and traditions, Karnataka is also home to queen of silks, the mulberry silk. Involved in its production since the Tipu Sultan Era, Karnataka has a rich history of silken rustles. From the enchanting plain weaves of Mysore silk to the more recent and trendy printed silk sarees, the heavily ornate Bangalore silks to humble wear Irkal sarees, every silk saree woven in various parts of Karnataka are dream possessions of every Indian woman.

Every weave of Karnataka has an enriching story to share– story of creativity and hardwork. The sarees of Karnataka while on one hand share a very intricate bond with their weavers, on the other they share a sweet and delightful bond with their wearers. These silk sarees partake in every happy occasion in a woman’s life be it the joy of weddings or the celebration of festivals and every such happy occasions of time spent together.

Karnataka as a state of silk has survived along the length and breadth of the sub-continent because of its vivid variety in sarees. Some of the sarees produced in the state that have made a mark on the world map are:

Mysore silk sarees: Considered the purest silk sarees in the country, Mysore silk sarees come in a hue of plains with a golden lace at the edge of the saree, giving it a classic and sleek look. These sarees undergo very high standards of production and they remain new and good looking for decades.

Bangalore Silk Sarees: Bangalore silk sarees are a unique assort of rich colors and designs. Produced in a multitude of colors interwoven with delicate gold threads, these silk sarees are apt 

for special occasions like weddings and festivals.

Mysore chiffon crepes: A fine opaque crepe silk with supplementary zari borders, Mysore chiffon crepes originated in Mysore are dyed in contrasting colors after the saree has been weaved. Soft, flowy and light textured, these sarees have a unique tactile look that is rather fascinating.

Karnataka is also home to lesser known traditional silk saris like Molkalmuru saris and the Ilkal saris that carry plain body and simplistic narrow borders that might not have gained major popularity but they have gained wide acceptance not just in Karnataka but in the neighbouring states too.

Top Ten Sarees for this Wedding Season

It’s just the beginning of winter and wedding bells are ringing loud and clear all over India! And with the endless occasions that come with the bells, be it Bua’s son’s wedding, Tayaji’s daughter’s mehendi, Nandoi’s sister-in-law’s engagement ceremony or Hubby’s Boss’s daughter’s reception, when the wedding season shows up in India, it is like flood gates open and occasions just gush in! And whatever the occasion, let’s face it, the main motto of every Indian woman is to look her best and get maximum compliments! I mean, isn’t that ‘The’ thing about the whole Baand, Baaja, Baarat! So here’s a check list of all must have wedding silk sarees in the wardrobe of all those women vying for compliments this for the coming wedding season!

1.Gadwal silk saree:

Traditional to the core and yet oh so smart, the varied color combinations in Gadwal silk sarees have no match. The opulence of  on the kadiyal borders and pallus of these silk sarees have the magic of grabbing all eyeballs!

2. Uppada silk saree:

Reflecting the emotions of a woman that is soft and dainty on one side and effervescent and vivacious on the other, Uppada soft silk sarees are a must have if you are looking at making others jealous this wedding season with your hot killer looks and your comfortable calm composure.

3. Paithani Silk Saree:

‘A poem in thread and gold’ as it is called, Paithani silk sarees in their oh so richly crafted pallus and borders and their admirably rare rich color combinations are your pick if you want essays of compliments floating your way!

4. Dharmavaram silk saree:

Crafted for queens in the past, the glorious Dharmavaram silk sarees continue to appease affluent women with their rich and princely looks. Get yourself noticed as an affluent woman on an occasion when you choose to wear a Dharmavaram silk.

5. Banarasi silk saree:

A legacy either made or passed on from one generation to the other, if you don’t own a single piece of this heritage saree called Banasari Kataan silk saree made from the purest silk in the world called kataan, then its time you get one!

6. Banarasi Brocade saree

Adorned in authentic silk and pure zari threads, the opulent Mughal inspired inscription in the form of rich zari motifs on these wedding sarees that are the most ancient tradition of India, are something you cannot deprive yourself of!

7. Patola silk saree

You cannot go without owing a rather prestigious and rare double ikat Patolas of Gujarat that are not just the pride of Gujarat but the intricacy and the rare talent of this very laborious art has brought laurels to the country.

8. Pochampally silk:

Using the expert ancient craft of tie and dye, the blurry and numbing designs of colorful Pochampally ikat silks are rather eye catchy and noteworthy and your wardrobe is incomplete without them.

9. Kanchipuram silk saree:

The most affluent traditional silk saree of the country that depicts the rich Dravidian culture in its designs and motifs along with the top end mulberry silk that it gets made on is something you cannot miss out on in your wedding shopping list.

10. Chanderi saree

‘Woven air’ as it is referred to as, the sheer and transparent looks, the light and airy texture and the silken shine of delectable Chanderi silk sarees are for everyone to see and you for sure cannot deprive yourself and the others of the joy of spectating this wonder saree.

At Shatika, we have a full range of handloom silk sarees that are celebrated weaves from all parts of the country. Take your pick from a handsome collection of a variety of silk sarees mentioned above and many more other varieties of silk sarees.

History of Jamdani Cotton Sarees

Origin -

Early mention of Jamdani was in the book `Arthashashtra’ by an ancient economist, Kautilya, dating back to 300 AD. The golden period of Dhaka muslin or Dhakia began with patronage from the Mughals Since then the demand for jamdani muslin grew at home and abroad. Muslin was used for a variety of things and the muslin was then as light as a feather. During the English rule there was a post created and it was the duty of a Daroga to keep a sharp eye at every stage of production. Mulmul was collected and sent overseas.

Patronage -

According to an account from the middle of the 19th century, white muslin with floral Jamdani cotton Saree designs were used by the rulers and nawabs of Delhi, Lucknow, Nepal and Murshidabad. There were a number of factors behind the decline of the jamdani and muslin industry in the middle of the 19th century. The use of machinery in the English textile industry, import of cheaper yarns from England and lack of patronage from the Mughal Emperors and the aristocracy. After the Partition of Bengal in 1947, official patronage was extended to the jamdani silk cotton saree industry. UNESCO has declared it be a heritage art.

Quality - 

The fineness of muslin cloth used to depend usually on the art of making yarns. The most appropriate time for making yarns was is said in the early morning, as the air then carried moisture. For making yarns weavers needed a bamboo basket, a shell and a stone cup. They used corn, rice or barley for starch. Before making Jamdani Sarees designs they used to dye the yarn and starch it. Coarse yarns are used for designs to make the motifs rise above the fabric. Originally, the motifs were made on gray fabric. Later on fabrics of other colours were also used. In the 1960s, jamdani work on red fabric became very popular. The Victoria and Albert Museum of London has a fine collection of jamdani work in white on white fabric.

Styles of Jamdani Saree:

Jamdani Saree is a unique type of weaving done by hand loom in few areas in Bangladesh. It produces a beautiful, shimmering cloth with various historical patterned on it. This is a region-specific craft practiced in a few rural areas in Bangladesh specially in Narayongonj and Tangail is famous for Jamdani saree, Jamdani has been the most common fabric product of this handicraft industry since long time, is widely popular in all over Bangladesh and in recent time it’s getting more recognition and increasing the demand worldwide.

Designs :

The distinct jamdani work is the geometric design. The expert weavers do not need to draw the design on paper they can do it blind folded! Present day handloom Jamdani cotton sarees have designs of rose, jasmine or lotus. Efforts are underway to revive traditional jamdani sarees price designs. Butidar, meant a jamdani with small flowers diapered on the fabric. Tersa jamdani, if flowers are arranged in a reclining position. It is not necessary that these designs are made of flowers only. There can be designs with peacocks and leaves or creepers. Jalar, if the design covers the entire field of the saree. Fulwar if it has flowers. If it has spots, it is called Duria and Belwari if it has golden borders. However, the long tradition of jamdani craftsmanship is still intact. The jamdani silk saree is beautiful and has patronage from the saree lovers. Shatika itself has an impressive repertoire of these sarees, the jamdani cotton sarees are loved by the woman for their lightweight and the delicate weave.