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The Pochampally village shops sell Pochampally Ikkat sarees, ikkat fabric, lehengas, dupattas, silk cotton sarees, cotton bedsheets and more. There are hundreds of saree shops in Pochampally village. Some of them are in-house weavers shops. Some others are wholesale shops. Wholesale shops have a wide variety of designs and collections. For online purchases check out […]

Sico fabric is a blend of silk and cotton fibers which gives a unique texture and drape, making it a popular choice for various traditional and contemporary clothing styles. The horizontal fibers may be silk, while in others, they may be cotton. The arrangements may vary. The choice of fiber arrangement can affect the texture,

Sico is a fabric made by a combination of two fibers. In sico fabric weft yarn is made cotton and warp yarn is made of cotton and these two interlocked on the handloom. The mixture of silk and cotton offers a luxurious feel and sheen of silk with the high durability and breathability of cotton.

When you out the shopping in the market for ikat sarees or ikat fabric you might heard of two terms. Single Ikkat and Double Ikkat. Even many shopkeepers can’t explain exactly what the difference is in these terms. In this blog let’s dig into the details of these terms and the differences between these two. 

The Pochampally sarees are famous for their unique Ikat patterns. Central to this process is the art of Asu, a labor-intensive and time-consuming technique for winding yarn on a triangular frame. This process is made simple by the Laxmi Asu machine invented by Chintakindi Mallesham in the year 1999. These inventions and improvements led to

Bhoodan Pochampally, a town in Telangana, located about 40 km from Hyderabad, is renowned for its exquisite Pochampally silk sarees, also known as Pochampally Ikkat sarees. These sarees are crafted using the traditional Tie & Dye technique on a throw shuttle pit loom, with each saree typically taking between one week to 10 days to

About Sico Sico is a fabric made by a combination of two fibers. That is silk and cotton fibers. Sometimes silk and mercerized cotton. “Sico” name is derived from combining the first two words of silk and cotton. The alphabet SI is from silk and Co is from cotton. So the mixture of silk and

Pochampally sarees are renowned for their exquisite Ikat weaving technique. Pochampally sarees originate from the cluster of villages in Telangana, India. These sarees come in vibrant colors, intricate patterns, as they follow a unique tie-and-dye technique. Pochampally sarees hold a GI tag, signifying their authenticity and cultural significance, making them highly valued in the textile

Want to know more about the Ikkat fabric? Then check out the blog. All your questions are answered here.

The introduction of silk came in the 4th millennium BC. But in India, it was introduced by the Mysore “Tippu Sultan”. In 1785 he sent people to Bengal to learn sericulture and to establish the same in his Mysore Kingdom. Even now Pochampally Ikkat silk sarees fiber is bought from Bangalore. Silk cloth is considered