Telangana weaves to be showcased onNational Handloom Day
: With a focus on revival of the Telia Rumal Ikat and the Mahadevpur Tussar silk saris in natural dyes, other Telangana's weaves will be showcased on August 7 on the occasion of National Handloom Day, senior officials said on Monday.
This year, the Gen-Next Designer Section, with the objective to promote upcoming designers to use the handlooms of the state and work with weavers in clusters across, is the new addition, they said.
"August 7 is a platform to enable in improving market access to Telangana handlooms and also to promote Telangana handlooms every year," director (Handlooms & Textiles) Shailaja Ramaiyer told reporters here.
"Each year we have been dealing with different types of handlooms and different themes, and this year we are looking to revive Telia Rumal which has long since been languishing and to show how the small scarf which is naturally dyed and treated with oil canactually become a piece of high fashion," she said.
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