BANARASI WEDDING SAREES

Katan is a plain-woven fabric with pure silk threads. It consists of two threads twisted together and is mostly used for the warp of light fabrics. In Katan silk, which is term locally used in Varanasi, the yarn is prepared by twisting various silk filaments that makes it very sturdy and durable. It is handwoven using both a pure silk warp and weft. This fabric of silk is extremely fine, soft and lustrous and has made Banarasi renowned the world over.

ORIGIN OF KATAN SILK

The origin of Katan silk saree goes back to Persia and the women from the royal family during the Mughal empire, who were known to wear luxurious and elaborately designed clothes using Katan Silk. Due to its sturdy nature and the royal look it had, the royal women used to adorn elaborately designed clothes in fabric using Katan Silk

Nur Jahan Begum has been always remembered for designing and popularizing new fashions and design using the fabric Katan Silk

VARIETIES OF WEAVES ON KATAN SILK SAREES

Some of the varieties of weaves used to produce Katan silk sarees are:

• Jamdani: This weave is characterized by using a light and translucent fabric with the patterns in the thicker thread for an effect. Click Jamdani Katan Silk Saree

• Jangla: This technique includes heavy and intricate weaving with floral and bird motifs, which represent the jungle. The patterns are woven in gold and silver zari. Click here – Jangla Katan Silk Saree

•  Tanchoi: This is a warp-faced, satin base fabric and always woven using silk extra weft ornamentation on a silk ground of plan, twill or satin weave. Click here for Tanchoi Katan Silk Saree

• Kinkhab: The specialty is the use of profuse gold or silver thread that the silk background is hardly visible. See the collection of Kinkhab Dupattas

LATEST TRENDS ON KATAN SILK

To wrap up, these days most widely common woven forms of Katan silk that you can see include the following:

• Katan Jaal Set: This type has floral motifs or patterns all over the fabric.
• Katan with Kadhua Buti and Meenakari
• Katan Buti Zari Resham: This is the same fabric with a few styling innovations which has given it a more modern look
• Katan stripes and checks, which have been seen as the latest trends on the runway.

Katan Jaal Saree

Katan Kadhua Saree

While adorning the beautiful Banarasi Katan Silk saree, you may steal the style of Bollywood divas like the stunning Shilpa Shetty or the gorgeous Karishma Kapoor, who carry themselves beautifully in this six yards of elegance

KHINKHWAB AND KATAN SILK

If you are looking at option to buy silk sarees online which are in pure Katan silk, you can find them on Khinkhwab. You can see all the latest Katan silk sarees online. The Katan silk saree price ranges starting from Rs. 10k and goes up to Rs.60k