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    Example For Hand Loom: Balaramapuram Sari Back Ground

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    Balaramapuram is a town in Kerala known for its traditional handloom products like grey sarees, dhotis, and set mundus made from cotton and silk threads. The sarees are distinguished by designs that are prominently woven using a unique technique where each thread is individually controlled to create motifs that appear identically on both sides of the fabric. This labor-intensive process, along with finer thread density and a softer feel, differentiate genuine Balaramapuram sarees from other similar cotton sarees.

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    Balaramapuram is a town in Kerala known for its traditional handloom products like grey sarees, dhotis, and set mundus made from cotton and silk threads. The sarees are distinguished by designs that are prominently woven using a unique technique where each thread is individually controlled to create motifs that appear identically on both sides of the fabric. This labor-intensive process, along with finer thread density and a softer feel, differentiate genuine Balaramapuram sarees from other similar cotton sarees.

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    Balaramapuram is a town in Kerala known for its traditional handloom products like grey sarees, dhotis, and set mundus made from cotton and silk threads. The sarees are distinguished by designs that are prominently woven using a unique technique where each thread is individually controlled to create motifs that appear identically on both sides of the fabric. This labor-intensive process, along with finer thread density and a softer feel, differentiate genuine Balaramapuram sarees from other similar cotton sarees.

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    Example For Hand Loom: Balaramapuram Sari Back Ground

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    Balaramapuram is a town in Kerala known for its traditional handloom products like grey sarees, dhotis, and set mundus made from cotton and silk threads. The sarees are distinguished by designs that are prominently woven using a unique technique where each thread is individually controlled to create motifs that appear identically on both sides of the fabric. This labor-intensive process, along with finer thread density and a softer feel, differentiate genuine Balaramapuram sarees from other similar cotton sarees.

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    Balaramapuram Sari Example for hand loom

    Back ground:
    Balaramapuram is a small town 15 km away from
    Thiruvanthapuram in Kerala. The major items manufactured in
    Balaramapuram are Grey Saree, Dhoti (also known as Veshti or Mundu)
    and Set Mundu (Pudava & Kavani or Mumdum Neriyathum). These
    traditional products are woven with kora white cotton yarn (grey or
    unbleached or non-dyed yarn) of finer counts like 8os, 100s etc. The
    combination of Dhoti and shirt is the traditional outerwear of the adult
    male in Kerala. The traditional outerwear of the women folk is called Set
    mundu, a combination of Dhoti for covering the lower part of the body
    and Blouse and Kavani (or Neriyathu) to wrap around the upper portion
    of the body like dupatta. Pudava and Kavani is the traditional wedding
    dress of the brides in the southern part of the state. The Set Mundu has
    now taken a new form as Balarampuram Saree.
    Material used:
    The materials used for their weaving are cotton and Kasavu (or
    Zari). Kasavu is the Malayalam name of Zari; a silk thread twisted with a
    thin silver wire and electroplated in gold. Specialty of the saree lies in
    preparation of the warp thread which is sized (starched) with the help of
    brush. The threads become almost round in shape after sizing so the
    saree has very clear surface without any superfluous or extra fibres
    protruding on it.
    Technique applied:
    The weavers use a unique technique by which each wrap thread is
    separately controlled by hand to interlace with the weft wound in small
    pirns. But the Butta and larger type extra weft designs are woven on the
    motif/pattern printed with wooden blocks using easily washable
    vegetable colors. Then, each motif has to be threaded individually
    following the contour of the printed design by skilled weavers. This kind
    of work is easily distinguished from Jacquard/ jala designs as both sides of
    the fabric will have the identical appearance and not merely an outline on
    the back side as in case of normal weaving. For zari in the cross border of
    the fabric, rib weave is used with the help of treadle connected with extra
    cords. Due to this weave, there is a series of horizontal ribs (cross bar
    effect) in the cross border of the product. Balaramapuram became the
    synonym for the above type of handloom fabrics.
    How to distinguish genuine Balarampuram Saree
    Design appears very prominently on the sari because of rib weave.
    Design appears identical on both sides of the fabric. There is no
    rough or unfinished-like appearance on the back side of the fabric.
    Basic texture i.e., thread density of the fabric is higher than that of
    similar cotton sarees.
    Less starchy finish in the saree so it is softer to touch.

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