Welcome to Rajyogini paithani…….!!!

A Maharashtrian bride prefers a traditional Paithani saree for her wedding day. It is a beautiful silk saree with thick golden border and fine-looking motifs embedded into it.

A pattan (Paithani) is a gold and silk sari. In the revival of Paithani weaving, the production was oriented towards export requirements, while saris were produced only for sophisticated buyers. Paithani evolved from a cotton base to a silk base. Silk was used in weft designs and in the borders, whereas cotton was used in the body of the fabric.

Paithani is a sari made of silk and zari. It is a plain weave, with weft figuring designs according to the principles of tapestry Traditionally, Paithanis had a coloured, cotton muslin field that often contained considerable supplementary zari patterning. However, in the 19th century, silk fields were also woven.

Traditional colours :-

Pophali – yellow

Red

Lavender

Purple

Neeligunji – sky blue

Magenta

Motiya – peach pink

Brinjal – purple

Pearl pink

Peacock – blue/green

Yellowish green

Kusumbi – violet red

Pasila – red and green

Gujri – black and white

Mirani – black and red