International Weavers Festival

The International Weavers Festival 2016 opens today in the capital’s Army Museum field, to celebrate, showcase and promote the distinguished weaving arts of the different regions of the country. Along with that, the Festival will showcase weaving heritage of the different countries like India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal.

History of Jamdani ville weaving tradition

The Jamdani weaving tradition is of Bengali origin. It is one of the most time and labor-intensive forms of hand loom weaving. In the first half of the nineteenth century, James Taylor described the figured or flowered jamdani; in the late nineteenth century, T. N. Mukharji referred to this fabric as jamdani muslin.The Jamdani weaving tradition is of Bengali origin. It is one of the most time and labor-intensive forms of hand loom weaving.