Red Black Tortoise Border Jaala Anchal Tussar Saree Ikat Blouses The draped style creates an

The draped style creates an elegant silhouette while ensuring comfort and movement

Then these white bandha threads are set as the warp in a powerloom

For weaving traditional pit loom with throw/fly shuttle technique is used

What can be more charming than these khandua cotton saris

Red Black Tortoise Border Jaala Anchal Tussar Saree Ikat Blouses The draped style creates anGopalpur tussar has flourished since 16th century AD in Jajpur district when Sri Chaitanya (propagator of Bhakti Movement) with devotees (some were weavers) visited Odisha. Good quality katia yarns are procured from Mankidia of Balasore & Nuapatna district. Tussar silk cocoons are separated by specialized female artisans good quality is reeled into tussar yarn while coarse quality tussar is called ghicha tussar yarn. Weaving is done in a fly shuttle