Tangail Saree of Bangladesh:-
Tangail Saree (Bangladesh)
Tangail saree is a traditional handwoven saree of Bangladesh. Its origin is Tangail district of the country. A different form of the saree is also popular in West Bengal, India.
When we go to Aloa village in Tangail district, we can see only colored cotton threads drying around. These yarns used to make Tangail sarees are mixed with color and allowed to dry in the open space around the house.
Origin place. Tangail, Bangladesh.
Ingredients. Cotton and Silk.
Style. Bengal Tradition.
Usage. Normal day life.
History:
At the end of the 19th century, the handloom industry of Tangail in Bengal flourished. Tangail Saree weavers of Bangladesh are descendants of traditional muslin weavers. Dhamrai and Chauhatta of Dhaka district were the original residence of Tangail Saree weavers of Bangladesh. Later settled in Tangail and in the beginning they made cloth without designs.
At one time, cotton weaving was a very important industry in Nadia district. During the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century, Shantipur was the center of a large and prosperous weaving industry. In 1898 AD, almost all the villages in this district had a few weavers. The weaving industry of Shantipur faced a major threat in the late nineteenth century due to the introduction of cloth from England. The weavers found the trade unprofitable and switched to other professions, resulting in a gradual decline in the number of weavers in the industry. However, according to a survey conducted in 1940 by the Department of Industries, Bengal, 10,000 out of a total of 27,000 people in Shantipur were reported to be members of weaving families.
Every member of the weaver's family was involved in the weaving of Tangail sarees produced in undivided Bengal i.e. East-Bengal of British India. No weavers or laborers were hired, which was the practice of not letting the weaving technique go outside the weaver's family. The Basak families were the original saree weaving families of Tangail. These weavers were mainly from the Hindu "Basak" community. After the partition of the country in 1947, most of the traditional weavers, including most of the Basak weavers community, of this region started migrated to West Bengal from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). The process of migration intensified in 1965, and reached its peak in 1971 during the Indo-Pak War and the Bangladesh Liberation War. Due to the fear of communal violence, cost of raw materials increasing several times, non-availability of loans from the government, crisis in transportation of goods, lack of business security Hindu weavers gradually migrated from Bangladesh to India, which was mentioned in a research paper published in a journal in 2014.
At present, Muslim weavers also weave this saree along with the weavers of the "Basak" community in Tangail.
Weaving Process:-
The Tangail regions of Bangladesh are known for their distinctive handloom weaving known as Tangail Saree. Tangail Saree is made from extremely fine yarn, so it is plush and cozy. Tangail sarees come in a variety of lengths, colors, patterns, and weaving styles. The weavers utilize a unique kind of yarn and thread.
Machines do not make Tangail Sarees. This implies that a Tangail Saree is entirely hand-woven and created. The “Par” is one of these sarees’ unique qualities. The margins are made with jori or silk yarn. Silky and lustrous threads are used to carefully sew the Tangail Saree's borders. A Tangail sari may be woven in 5 to 7 days.
Varieties of Tangail Saree:-
We can find different types of Tangail saree in the market. Each saree comes with different design patterns and manufacturing materials. Here are some of the popular types of Tangail sarees:
1) Cotton Saree
2) Soft Silk Saree
3) Half Silk Saree
4) Gas-mercerized Saree
5) Cotton Jamdani Saree
6) Dangoo Saree
7) Twisted Cotton Saree
8) Balucherri Saree.
Ref:-https://en.m.wikipedia.org
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