Bandhej, or Bandhani, is one of the oldest and most vibrant colorful and water drop forms of textile dyeing with tied in cloth is originating from India mainly practiced by the Khatri community.The skills are usually passed down generations within artisan families.
Bandhej is Recognized by its characteristic tie-dye patterns, it is a cultural and every day used textile art in traditional occasion, especially in Rajasthan and Gujarat. From turbans (pagri) to bridal dupattas, saree , and ladies suits.
what is Bandhej / Bandhani?
The word âBandhaniâ comes from the Sanskrit word âBandhâ, meaning to tie. Bandhej is a traditional tie-dye technique, where the fabric is tied tightly with thread in small dots or nalki use for that patterns and then dyed, creating stunning designs after the tied portions resist the dye.
Where is Bandhani Made?
bandhej is famous in all india but made in Rajasthan, Jaipur, Udaipur, Bikaner, Jodhpur and in Gujarat Jamnagar, Bhuj, Mandvi, Kutch, Surendranagar.
When is Bandhej Used?
Bandhani dress saree odhani are mostly used in cultural and religious festivals as a traditional significance:
In Weddings mainly Bridal dupattas, sarees, and turbans are used and in Festivals like Navratri, Teej, Rakhi, Janmashtami and siramin month and for daily Wear purpose use Light cotton Bandhej sarees and kurtis.
How is Bandhej Made?
frist step in bandhej making process is to select Fabric from local markets of that city ,after Selection of cloth Usually cotton, silk, muslin, or georgette modal silk ,guji silk, mulmul. we are moving to distribute this cloth in remote areas of particlar region in each house and the women and girls are going to go making small and Small portions of fabric are tied with thread to resist dye, and this process take weeks to month depend on cloth ,size ,style , pattern. when the complete tied the fabric , than the cloth distributor collect all pieces from each house and go for Dyeing.
this fabric is dyed in different stages (light to dark colors) and after that drying this dyed cloth naturally in open air direct to sunlight after that this Bandhej is going to ready for sell in market, and at shop when some one buy at that time this tied Bandhej is Untying by push and stretchy the cloth and threads are removed to reveal the tied patterns.
Styles & Types of Bandhej Patterns
Each design of bandhej has a name and meaning of this desgin
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Leheriya is one of the desgin of Wave like diagonal patterns popular in Rajasthan and Mothra are Larger checkered patterns with Leheriya inside but these are not type of Bandhej and this is big confusion of people
bandhej desgin are Ek Dali, Teen Dali and One or three dot patterns and few bandhej have Shikari and Hunting scene and Beldaar Bandhani isRope or creeper-like designs with Chandrakala / Trikunti is Circle and triangle patterns.
Why People Love Bandhej Today
Eco-friendly process and especially with natural dyes, Unique handcrafted look and no two pieces are alike
Bohemian fashion appeal for modern markets Cultural authenticity for bridal and religious wear and promote small business of local artisan.