Woven Textile
Bengal is known from ancient times for its fine woven textiles. In present times these have diversified into stoles, scarves and other accessories to suit global needs. These are all hand-made being woven on the handloom using silk and cotton. Some are Khadi items being completely hand-spun and hand woven. Some have the exquisite jamdani patterns embroidered on them. The prices start from around 400 INR going up to 4000 INR for the khadi jamdani varieties. Production rate depends on intricacy of weave and whether handspun or not. Large orders are handled by the weavers’ societies