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Arani silk sarees by rani raj
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Arani silk sarees Arani is a town and a municipality in Tiruvanamalai district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The name Arani comes from the word araneeyam which means a place surrounded by a forest. Arani is located at the banks of the Kamandala Naaga river. Aarani is well known for its rice paddies; there are around 278 modern rice mills in the town. The town also has a large community of silk weavers,called MUDALIYARS and pattu nool karar, who specialize in making silk sarees. Arni is the number one in revenue earning in Tiruvannamalai District, Tamil Nadu.The Arni gold is also very valuble in gold market. The different avarieties of Arani silk sarees patterns are zari patch borders, eye-catching hand-woven motifs that are popularly the peacock, mango fruit and exquisite floral patterns. The pallu of the Arani silk saree is its highlighting feature with traditional and trendy floral designs with motif embroidered. A unique feature of the Arani Silk fabric is the idea of the half half saree. The half half Arani silk saree would have one colour or design or pattern on one half saree and the remaining half is entirely different with another different colour, and different pattern, and different design. Different creation of Arani silk sarees are pure silk sarees with attractive stripes and floral borders decorated with brilliant floral patterns in Zari or multi-colour threads are combined with an elegant designer pallu with zari embroidered, for a rich feel. This Arani silk sarees are apt for wedding ceremonies, parties and traditional occasions. People of Arani produce silk sarees and handloom fabrics of good quality. Weaving is done by ladies and gents. First the yarn is washed and then dipped in the required colour which is in a boiler and the weavers goes on turning the yarn so that the colour is evenly mixed in the yarn. The most important aspect in this process is the mixing of colours which will give unique and durable colour to the fabric. Then it is again washed and dried. These yarns are then starched. The length of yarn which is loaded as warp is known as Pavvu. A weaver can make four sarees from one pavvu. It will take a week to weave one pavvu of four sarees. The looms used in Arani silk sarees are mostly Frame looms. Frame looms are looms which are fixed in a frame and looms peddle will be at the floor level and the weaver will sit on stool and use his hands and legs to weave. To create designs in the sarees, first the design is been made in a computer and then that design is punched into thick cards and then this card is loaded into the Jacard in the loom, so that according to the designs and the holes in the card, the needles will pull and put the threads which will create designs in the saree while weaving. .
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