Background
Chanderi is one of the best-known handloom clusters in India, particularly famous for its sarees, made with mix of silk and cotton. But if we look at its history. Chanderi has been adapting itself as per needs. Saree is the product of second half of twentieth century only. Then, there have been changes in the methodologies, equipment’s and even the composition of yarns. The heritage is attached with the skills of weaving high quality fabric products here. The weavers are actually the symbol of the heritage, as they have been the ones, who produced the kinds of stuff that received appreciation even from the royals. Today they have matched pace with the need to come up with contemporary designs and quality.
Details –
Number of handlooms – 4352
Number of weavers 13056
Handloom products – sarees, dress material, scarf and stoles.
Cluster Accessibility –
Chanderi is well connected with Roadways, Railways.
Roadways – 1km away
Reference – http://handlooms.nic.in/User_Panel/UserView.aspx?TypeID=1242
