Chirala Cotton and Silk Sarees

A Coastal town, situated in Prakasam District in the state of Andhra Pradesh called Chirala, this town was also known as 'Kshirapuri'. Chirala town is renowned for handlooms. Years passed by, the town gained popularity for its excellent handloom sarees known for the softness and durability. The name Chirala means saree in Telugu and so eventually the name of the town got transformed to Chirala. Main occupation of this village is handloom weaving and paddy cultivation.

The weavers of Chirala produce, cotton sarees, seico sarees which are a fine blend of cotton and silk fibres and kuppadam(Gadwal type), Generally in Chirala they use 'Fly shuttle loom' is been used. Handloom fabrics of Chirala are soft and most comfortable to wear which suites all the climate, hand butta is another fascinating design feature of Chirala sarees, where colours are manually added in-between the zari design. This artistic lineage is carried forward by the weavers belonging to areas like Devanga, Padmasali and Pattusali community of weavers community.

Few sarees I happen to see, the blend of colors for saree lovers, the first saree summer yellow and bright red with bold ribbon border which carries heavy thread work weaving, the second one being fresh peach main body of the saree contrasting border magenta pink which carries silver zari, floral, fish, swans motifs and warli design on the pallu mind blowing. The third one is bright red the main body of the saree which has silver zari and gold zari one on top that's the border carried along with raw mango motifs, the pallu carries heavy floral butties. The third one rose pink main body of the saree with black border with flowing designs and small floral motifs and again a heavy Shevron pattern zari in the pallu. The last one was royal blue main body of the saree, parrot green border and pallu carries checks. Tribute to the hardworking weavers of Chirala, for there marvelous work of producing 6 yards of saree in a match box. One can also see Kalamkari printing on Chirala sarees that's the uniqueness of this saree. Chirala saree with heavy skill work may take two to four days to weave one elegant saree.

Fabric care:

• First few washes better to give for dry clean
• Home care, use cold water to rinse the saree, not more than 15 minutes, to avoid color bleeding
• Use only mild detergents
• Dry the saree in the shade(sun-exposed areas to avoid)
• Turn the saree upside down before ironing it and than iron it

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