Tant saree
Tant saree is a traditional Bengali saree and usually used by Bengali women. It
is traditionally made by the weavers from all over West Bengal and Bangladesh but typically few places like Murshidabad, Nadia, Hooghly of West Bengal and Dhaka, Tangail of Bangladesh are famous for tant saree weaving. Since the tant saree are meant for
daily use the lowest cost of this saree is ₹350 (US$5.20). Tant saree are woven from cotton
threads and distinguished by its lightness and transparency. It is considered
to be the most comfortable saree for the Indian hot and humid climate. Under the royal guidance
the tant (specially jamdani) and muslin became famous in and around Decca (now Dhaka) in the Mughal era. British government tried to destroy this art to
protect the textile industry of Manchester. With the division of Bengal province of British India
and departure of British from India many skilled weavers had settled Hoogly,
Nadia and Burdwan district of West Bengal with the Government aid and
incentive.These weaver made this art famous for West Bengal.
Weaving of tant saree is famous and an age old crafting of West
Bengal and Bangladesh. The craftsmen deftly weave the cotton to thread which
is woven to tant saree. Two shuttles are used for this purpose. Traditionally,
handlooms were used by the weavers, which have today been largely replaced by
power looms to weave these sarees.
sources by: wikipedia
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