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The arts and crafts of India, the hand-woven textiles are probably the oldest and most widely recognized. The extensive and exiting range of handlooms produced by the Indian weavers are a designer’s delight the world over. There are large varieties of handlooms to choose from each region of India, which has its own speciality.
Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan are renowned for exquisite bandhani as well as tie-and-dye work and block prints. Madhya Pradesh boasts of delicate Chanderi and Tusar silks. Famed Maheshwari sarees originate from this region.
The art of tying and dyeing fabric is known as Bandhani or Bandhej. This delicate technique represents the earliest forms of resist patterning. In this process, parts of the fabric are tied with thread or twined into minute knots and then dipped in dye.
