Know About Bandhani

Bandhej Dupatta is also known as “Bandhani Dupatta”.The name bandhani means tying up, as it is taken by Hindi pronoun ‘bandhan’.

Bandhani dupattas hold a remarkable position in the Indian apparels that are well known all over the globe. A simplistic technique that requires greatly skilled artisans and hours of work results in the breathtakingly beautiful Bandhani.

It features patterns like dots,stripes, waves or squares formed by first tying small portions of the fabric at intervals with continuous thread to form interesting patterns, and then dyeing it.

Bandhani or Bandhni or Bandhej, a highly-skilled process involving the Tie-Dye method, has the base fabric first tied at several points by threads and then the threads are dyed. The manner in which the tying is done decides the resulting pattern, which could be Leheriya, Mothra, Ekdali or Shikari. Patterns which emerge are generally dots, strips, waves or squares.