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Paresh Patel

image Art Form:
Ashavali sarees

image Home Address:
Paresh handlooms 1053/1, shri hari park, Sector-2d, Gandhinagar-382007

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The Ashavali sarees of Ahmedabad known for their beautiful Brocade borders and pallus, were original creations from the ancient town of Ashavali which is known for such fabrics. Ashavali Brocades have a rich gold or silver metallic background on which the patterns are woven, with colored threads, giving the fabric an enameled appearance. The Ashavali designs are noted for their rich colour schemes, in contrast to simple brocaded borders.

The technique was also known as Zarbaft (zar meaning gold and baft meaning woven in Persian, or woven in gold). The background of the pallus and border is woven in a rich gold thread in twill weave to reveal the maximum amount of gold thread on the surface. This style of weaving was also locally called as deshi vanat. Ashavali brocades or the 'fabric of dreams' is an old tradition, which comes alive on the borders and in the inlay technique with figures of styled parrots, peacocks and lions. These figures are frequently interwoven with trees and floral motifs in the pallus and kunyas (corners of saris). They have ornamental repeats of larger motifs, besides the kalga motifs. The stylized lion motifs are rarely seen in the kunyas, but are often used in areas woven with mixed cotton and silk yarns. As silk was not produced in Gujarat, it was either imported through Khambhat from Persia, or from Assam or Bengal.

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