GiTAGGED Ilkal Green Plain Cotton Silk Saree with Gayathri border

The Craft started in the 8th century AD. known for its durability and comfortness as compared to other types of sarees because of the fine quality yarns used, with the best tensile strength to withstand the traditional pit loom weaving technique.

Produced mainly on pit looms with a combination of three types of different yarns – Cotton x Art Silk, Cotton x Silk, Silk x Silk.

Woven using Cotton Warp on the body and art silk warp for border and art silk warp for pallu portion of the saree. Pure silk is also used based on the requirement.

The Peculiar characteristics of Ilkal Handloom Sarees are joining the body warp with pallu warp. Which is locally called as TOPE TENI. This Technique is exclusively used for Ilkal Sarees Production.

Border Designs – Border designs are mainly three types (i) Gomi (More popularly known as Ilkal Dadi) (ii) Paraspet (iii) Gaadi

Main Body Design – (i) Stripes, Rectangles, Squares (ii) No buttis, Designs or any Special Features on the body

Uniqueness

• The uniqueness of saree is joining of the body warp with pallu warp with a series of loops locally called as TOPE TENI technique
• Ilkal Handloom Sarees Are woven using Cotton, Art silk as well as pure silk
• Pallu portion-Design: “TOPE TENI SERAGU” Normally in tope teni seragu 3 solid portions would be in red colour, and in between 2 portions in white colour.
• Tope Teni seragu has been regarded as a state symbol and was greatly respected during festival occasions.
• Border Colour Uniqueness: Red usually or Maroon dominates.