Green Maroon Checks Pasapali (Double Bedsheet) orissa ikat This is plain golden handloom

This is plain golden handloom work

This Tribals Standing Red fabric is a true Sambalpuri double ikat beauty

Famous Odia Poet Jayadeba was also a contemporary of this time & had composed the popular "Geeta Gobinda" verses

These are then used for making utility items

with white threads as the weft

Green Maroon Checks Pasapali (Double Bedsheet) orissa ikat This is plain golden handloomSambalpuri Bandha Saree & Fabrics from GI (Geographical Indications) document Tie & Dye weaving in western Odisha came into existence during 600 BC. Traditional handwoven ikat or baandha: One of warp weft tied and dyed pre weaving (single ikat); both warp and weft tie dyed before weaving (double ikat). Weavers are distributed in Bargarh, Boudh, Sonepur, Bolangir, Nuapada & Sambalpur & some parts of Dhenkanal, Kalahandi, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda