Jamdani the best women`s wear in the Indian sub-continent

Posted on : 02 Aug 2014 (Sat)

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Jamdani is one the finest textiles of Bengal, produced in Dhaka District, Bangladesh for centuries.

The historic production of Jamdani was patronized by imperial warrants of the Mughal emperors. Under British colonialism, the Bengali jamdani and muslin industries rapidly declined due to colonial import policies favoring industrially manufactured textiles. In more recent years, the production of jamdani has witnessed a revival in Bangladesh.
The traditional art of weaving jamdani has been declared by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Whether figured or flowered, jamdani is a woven fabric in cotton, and it is undoubtedly one of the varieties of the finest muslin. It has been spoken of as the most artistic textile of the Bangladeshi weaver. Traditionally woven around Dhaka, Bangladesh, and created on the loom brocade, jamdani is fabulously rich in motifs. Jamdani is a fine muslin cloth on which decorative motifs are woven on the loom, typically in grey and white. Often a mixture of cotton and gold thread were/was used.