Sambalpuri silk Saree is a traditional handwoven ikat or sari or saree where in the twist and the weft is coloured before weaving. It is delivered in the Bargarh, Sonepur, Sambalpur, Balangir area, Boudh District of Odisha.The Colour of the saree are basically red, black and white, which represent true odia culture alongwith Lord Jagannath face colour . There are several type of sambalpuri sarees like Pasapali saree, Bomkai saree, habaspuri saree & Fabric.
Sambalpuri sarees are known for their consolidation of conventional themes like shankha , chakra, phula, all of which have profound imagery, yet the highpoint of these sarees is the customary craftsmanship of the ‘Bandhakala’, the Tie-color workmanship reflected in their perplexing weaves, otherwise called Sambalpuri “Ikkat”. In this method, the strings are first creatively coloured and later woven into a texture, with the whole procedure taking numerous weeks.
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