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There are at least 40 village's within a 70 k.m. radius of Hyderabad, the capital of Andhra Pradesh, including
Pochampalli, Koyalagudam, Puttapakka, Elanki and Chautupal where pochampalli cloths are woven.
Pochampally is famous for the PURE SILK SAREES. They have a deseign of their own and are known as
Pochampally Sarees. The colours are mesmarising and even more ashtonishing is the simple methods they use to
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The term ikat stems from the Malay - Indonesian expression 'Mangikat' meaning to bind, knot or wind
around. In principle, ikat or resist dyeing, involves the sequence of
tying or wrapping and dyeing sections
of bundled yarn to a predetermined colour scheme prior to weaving. Thus the dye penetrates into the exposes
section, while the tied section remain undyed. The patterns formed by this process on the yarn are then
woven into fabric. The three basic forms being single ikat, where either wrap or weft threads are tied and
dyed prior to weaving is combined ikat, where wrap and weft ikat may co-exist in different parts of a fabric
occasionally overlapping and double ikat which is by far the most complex form. Here both wrap and weft
threads are tied and dyed with such precision, that when woven threads form both axis, mesh exactly at certain
points to form a complete motif or pattern.
No written document is available to as certain the origin or evolution of the ikat technique in this
region. It is widely believed to have developed around the turn of this century. The oldest centre 'Chirala',
situated on the rail route between Vijayawada and Madras, was once known to produce the famous cotton 'Telia
Rumals' or 'Chowkas' woven in pairs admeasuring 55 to 75 c.ms. square.
Characterized by their bold, geometrical
motifs, in red, black and white, offset by wide single coloured borders, they were used in Indian by Fisher
Folk and cowherds as loincloths, lungis or turbans. In the 1930's they were exported in large numbers to Burma,
the middle east and East Africa where they were known as Asia Rumals
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In the 60's the all India handicrafts board assisted the weavers of Pochampalli to start weaving sarees. Silk
weaving was also introduced by training two weavers in Banaras. Pochampalli, a small village, slowly captured
the market for pochampulli textiles, ikat sarees and today the whole of
Nalgonda district works on ikat weavers which can compare with the very best in single ikat wrap weaving.
Silk is brought from Bangalore and Surat is the place from where pure zari is sourced. In pochampalli most of
the weavers work for the Pochampalli co-operative society and the materials are provided to them through
the society itself.
Pochampalli weavers are experimenting these days with Jacquard and dobby techniques to combine it with ikat
with the help of the weavers service centre, Hyderabad. Saree merchants from Hyderabad are exporting Pochampalli
saris.
Along with the traditional parrot, elephant, diamond and flower motifs, the ikat saree designers these days are
developing new and modern designs to go with the current trends of the market.
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