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Rajasthan and its fine tradition of creative cottons

Rajasthan is known for its magnificent spread of striking fabrics in cotton and silk. Indian ethnic fare is displayed in a wide ranging variety of quality weaves in vibrant colors that thrill the heart. There are various traditional styles of weaving, dyeing, and printing that have given it a huge place in Indian fabrics, both in traditional as well as trending.

Rajasthani cotton is known for its smooth and soft texture and one that allows for a wide range of lively and simple colors in manmade and natural dyes. While the handlooms showcase the best quality of weaving like seen in the Kota Doria, the traditional printing methods like the block printing, Bagru, Sanganer Block, pigment printing, Balotra rapid dye, Dabu, etc., involving the traditional process of Leheriya, Bandhani Batik, Tie & Dye, their right combinations have all been used to make sensational designs and patterns of contemporary taste, with the cotton fabric affording a good canvas for the display of such fine work.

The Mammal cotton saree

Mammal cotton is a fine selection of cotton usually grown in the Northern region of India. Soft, fluffy and of good texture, it makes for transparent, airy, light and extremely relaxed cotton fabrics of average strength.

Cotton has a good attraction for color dyes and so you find Mammal cotton sarees having a wide range and selection in colors. On account of the fine quality of cotton and very good counts a number of superb designs and patterns come out very well on the Mammal sarees. The weave of a mammal saree is so well that it has lustered almost as good as a silk saree.

Striking light colored Bandhani borders along with dark shaded patch borders, beautiful mango bootis in embroidery on appliqué scrap work are just an example why the appeal of Mammal sarees never reduces to provide well for easy to the very exclusive of occasions.

The Mammal and the Kota Doria, which would be worth the purchase, for the look and comfort, the creativity and the durability, a spirit of Rajasthani tradition and yet keeping up with present tastes. Gorgeous light shade sarees with dark colored designs distributed all over with designer patterns, stylish block prints and geometrical prints. There are sarees from light to creamy to darker shades with flowery designs spread all over.

There are a whole lot of Rajasthani mammal cotton sarees with the traditional Dabu printing but including jazzy designer block prints. In vibrant and earthy colors, there are the geometrical zigzag patterns, the floral scrapes and vines and other creative patterns through perfect finish block prints. You also have a variety of the Shibori prints on fine Mammal cottons in luminous color mixtures.

There are so many other Rajasthani cotton like the Kota Masuria in a bunch of designs, styles of prints, and pattern selection that has invited an entrance of potentials in upcoming creations of mix and match. You can have bright shades and basic colors with bagru block printing where the pallu is a stylish blend of stripes, attractive large bootis, and fancy prints.