Printed Saree
The textile companies use a process called pigmentation with various colored dyes. They form colored patterns on the fabric. This is the common printing method for sarees. They are different from spinning weaves done by hand. Printed designs give a special appeal to sarees.
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The printed saree is trendy and admired by most women. Some popular ones include golden print, flower, bhandej, abstract lehariya, block, kamalakari and geometric designs. There are rich prints, small and big, painted, motifs of various animals and flowers, birds, abstract ones. In the export market they have ready buyers.
Indian printed sarees are best suited for casual wear, and simple social events. The style, color, and texture vary with regional tastes. A number of printing methods have been developed in printing fabrics. They are direct printing, resist printing, and screen printing. With the help of the new techniques, better designs are introduced in the market. Some of the designs are patented by textile companies so that they are not copied by rivals or sold cheaply by the roadside.
. Prints can be made in almost all natural and non natural fabrics. Blocks of prints can be designed in studios and with new technology; the designs can be altered or modified also. The printed saree does not take long to be made once the designs are selected. Common prints like, dots, stripes, flowers; checks on borders, self print, subtle squares and peacocks are seen in many regional sarees. They are considered evergreen