Handmade Bhagalpuri Silk Saree

Story behind handmade Bhagalpuri Silk sarees 

Bhagalpur is one of the oldest towns of Bihar , The town and nearby villages  remain as an important textile hub for India till date. Situated towards the southern end of sacred river Ganges, it is also known as ‘Silk City’ of India. As the name suggests, this city is popular for its Silk, Seri culture, Manufacturing of silk yarn and Woven Textiles.

Silk is called the Queen of Textiles for its sheen and grandeur. Chemically it is made of proteins secreted in the fluid state by a caterpillar, popularly known as ‘silkworm’. These silkworms feed on the selected food plants and spin cocoons as a ‘protective shell’ to perpetuate the life. Silkworm has four stages in its life cycle viz., egg, caterpillar, pupa and moth. Man interferes this life cycle at the cocoon stage to obtain the silk, a continuous filament of commercial importance, used in weaving of this unique fabric.

The weavers live in low roof height huts, with tiled roof or asbestos /tin sheets/ terracota tiles, in which the frame looms cannot be accommodated. Hence, they use pit looms for weaving silk fabrics. Moreover, pit looms are much cheaper when compared to frame looms. Weaving is mainly dominated by male in Bhagalpur. The are no women weavers engaged in the weaving job. But women in the weavers family generally assist male weavers in reeling and Bobbin –filling work.Handloom weavers of Bhagalpur have gained expertise in manufacturing varied designed quality products in the region. The spinning and weaving of such wide range of yarn requires skill.

About 36000 persons mainly the members of the Scheduled tribes are engaged in  weaving.

• Bhagalpuri Silk
• Size : 5 .5 Mtr (Approx) With Unstiched Blouse Piece 0.75 Mtr (Approx)
• Color : Multi-Color | SKU : AFB-SAR-85
• Material : Bhagalpuri Silk

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