Weaving cluster

Varanasi

Uttar Pradesh — Banarasi silk, Tanchoi

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Varanasi weaving cluster

Weaves: Banarasi silk, Tanchoi.

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Co-operatives, federations and institutions

NameWhereWhat
Banaras Vastra Udyog Sahkari Sangh LtdChowk, VaranasiApex weavers' co-operative
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Madanpura Weavers Welfare Co-operative SocietyMadanpura, VaranasiKatan and tanchoi weaving cluster
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Banaras Bunkar SamitiVaranasi, VaranasiRegistered proprietor of the Banarasi GI with the Human Welfare Association
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Weavers' Service CentreChowkaghat, VaranasiJacquard designs, punch cards and dye documentation
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Indian Institute of Handloom TechnologyChowkaghat, VaranasiTraining in jacquard and brocade
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The weaves

Banarasi silk
Katan mulberry silk with gold and silver brocade (kinkhwab), jaal, jharokha and shikargah motifs in kadwa or fekwa extra-weft.
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Tanchoi
Silk brocade with multi-coloured silk wefts and no zari; flat satin surface.
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