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Banaras is a place in Uttar Pradesh which is historically known for its rich, elegant, and amazing weaving craft. Banarsi sari which took their birth in Banaras are of different types such as Banaras brocade sari, Banaras silk jamdani, Banaras jangla saree, Banaras tissue saree and so on.

Banaras brocade saris are weaved by fixing an already created thread pattern among the warp. Brocade designs are generally done in gold, silver, silks and cotton and certain special threads. In weaving there are certain stitches called weft that are crosswise threads that are passed over and under the warp threads on a loom to make cloth. The thread work is now done by giving the miss to the regular weft. This depends on the pattern or design required. This skipping process is done regularly, For which the heddles are pre arranged regularly according to the pattern required.

Banaras silk jadmani is a type of brocade that is figured in muslin. Among all the types of Banaras saris this one is the noblest variety that is woven by the Banaras looms. The saris are beautifully decorated with motifs such as chameli, tircha, genda buti, pan buti. The most admiring part of the saree is the floral mango butta towards the corners.

The banaras jangla saree, to describe it simply, is a saree depicting sceneries of nature such as lovely creepers, total vegetation and beautiful flowers. The contrast between the colors of the saree and the golden and silver threading makes the saree look amazingly gorgeous. They are specially designed for weddings and other such great occasions. In fact, the saris are now finding new uses in the form of dress material that can be molded into any kind of dress. The fabrics used for the making of these saris are really costly. The unique design requires time and greatly skilled workers.

Banaras tissue saris make the wearer look like an angel with its sheer and sophisticated looking golden cloth. It is the zari brocade weavers who came up with the technique of weaving tissue saris. One of the more popular designs is the golden lotuses floating in a glimmering pond. Others include drops of waters, the jangla butidar, the shikargah manadar and so on.

Even with many new varieties of saris coming up Banaras saris have their own position in the wardrobe of the true connoisseur.