Bagan shirt dress in Jamdani

Bagan shirt dress is a soft handwoven jamdani button down dress with subtle side gather. The buta motifs are woven in shaada (white) with laal (red) and green. The zari detail along the hemline is alternately woven in gold and silver zari from front to back. 

Bagan shirt dress comes with an inner dress in white-indigo ikat. 

What is a Jamdani ?

A jamdani weave is a prime example of the power of handweaving since the entire process of weaving the motifs is extremely time consuming and done completely by hand.

The motifs are woven by a thicker yarn, called the extra supplementary weft which is woven one line at a time, to make the individual motif, along with the standard weft technique of weaving the base of the fabric. The base is usually of a sheer yarn than the motifs which is opaque on the surface. 

In a good jamdani, the motifs on the back of the fabric, will be the same neatness as the front , which speaks volumes for the skill of the weaver and the tenacity with which he weaves every single piece. 

This one is for keeps.