Design Resource
Ilkal Saree - Ilkal (Bagalkot), Karnataka
Traditional Styles of Sarees
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Saree with red, blue, green are generally preferred with 6 to 9 meters long with the starting rate from Rs. 200 with cotton saree to Rs. 8000 of silk with pit loom and power loom.
A Large number of variations in the size and composition of checks are usually found in the body of Ilkal saree some are mentioned below.
| • Ragavali | - With simple checks of two and four ends are normally called Ragavali. |
| • Kaddi Chikki | - Pattern of saree with smaller checks. |
| • Patang Checks | - Also known as shirting checks which have more elaborate checks. |
| • Mandap checks | - The two warp yarns and weft are positioned at certain distance to form larger checks. |
| • Dapla checks | - Are usually like the Mandap but smaller. |
| • Jabra Patta | - This word is said to originate from the zebra stripes with broad stripes in the body. |
| • Pancarangi | - Checks with generally three or more coloured ends. |
| • Chandrekali | - Saree’s with plain bluish black body are known as Chandrekali. |
| • Basanthi | - Saree’s with a red and orange combination are known as Basanthi. |
