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Related Keywords: exclusive home textiles, exhibition cum sale of handloom, handloom designer fabrics, handloom products, Pochampally Handloom Park, Pochampally IKAT art Mela, silk and cotton sarees

Pochampally IKAT Art Mela 2016 exhibition cum sale of handlooms and handloom products from Pochampally in Telangana was inaugurated by Tollywood actress Sarika Pavani at the Lions Club of Visakhapatnam at Ramnagar on Friday.

The actress appreciated the organizers for displaying handloom designer fabrics, silk and cotton sarees apart from some exclusive home textiles.

Related Keywords: century old textile, cotton yarn, dyeing technique, hand-dyed, handwoven Ikat, Ikat, pattern, Pochampally Handloom Park, silk, weaver

Ikat is a century old textile, historically made all over Asia, Central Asia and some parts of Africa. Ikat is also an ancient Indian dyeing technique that brings vintage, handwoven, geometric or zig zag arrow pattern into textile. Hand-dyed and handwoven Ikat is made using both silk and cotton yarns.
 
Pochampally Handloom Park recently organised a four-day Pochampally IKAT art Mela at Aga Khan Hall, in an attempt to revive the dying art of Ikat from the Pochampally district of now Telangana state. which ended on Tuesday, but not before it had charmed Delhiites.

Related Keywords: handloom products, handloom sari, Integrated textile park, Pochampally Handloom Park, Pochampally IKAT art Mela, Textile, weaving facility

Pochampally Handloom Park Ltd (PHPL) an integrated textile park that houses designing, dyeing and weaving facility for textiles under a single roof is all set to organize a 4-days, Pochampally IKAT art mela- 2014 in New Delhi. The fair is completely dedicated to Handloom products.