Handmade Bags A surfeit of colour, embroidery, mirror work and what not!
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Nov-24-2011
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Handmade bags of all sizes and shapes have been in vogue in India since time immemorial. They have even today lost none of their charm.
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Big shopping bags, jholas, potli bags, hand bags, purses and what not! The Indian landscape had never been bereft of these essentially carrying articles. Like elsewhere, here more than the machine made bags, it has always been the handmade and handcrafted bags that are the favourite of everyone. Bags made of cotton, jute and other material has always caught the imagination of the buying customer and will continue to do so for many more years to come.
In the Ramayana, for instance, Lakshmana is believed to have carried in a big bag all the required objects during their van vas or exile to the jungles.
Handmade bags – Abundance of ethnic value in every which way
You can see a surfeit of patch work, heavy to medium and low embroidery, mirror work, applique, and liberal use of beads, tassels, etc on these exquisite creations. As mentioned, the concept of bags as something that is required to carrying your valuables has always been around in India since the day mankind needed to take some valuables everyday while going out to work.
Besides their obvious utility value, for many people, their bags need to look and feel good as well. And this is where precisely our handmade bags come into the picture. These bags made in very bright colours and depicting floral and other motifs fit in this feature to the maximum. Even the highly demanding customers would not mind putting a handcrafted bag across the shoulder and going off to their respective destination.
Cotton, jute are the mainstay basic material for them!
Many Indian states have had a very significant history that shows clearly an ardent pursuit of this particular handcraft. But all the same, it is the craft rich states of Gujarat, Rajasthan and West Bengal that have played the more major role in the sectors growth. While cloth made bags are produced in Rajasthan and Gujarat, West Bengal is world famous for jute made handcrafted bags.
The jute bags made in the Bengal region, are in fact, unparalleled for their finish and durability. Jute is also considered a very environment friendly fibre by many experts. Be it cloth or jute, the handmade bags created by these craft magicians are all a rage and what is more, they are all available at rock bottom prices as well.
The bags are made in different sizes. You do have a bag catering to each level starting with the smallest purse, to the potli and the clutch bags, to the jholas and the larger shopping or simply carrying bags.
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Article Source :
http://www.articleseen.com/Article_Handmade Bags A surfeit of colour, embroidery, mirror work and what not!_109269.aspx
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Author Resource :
Satyajit Banerjee is an expert writer in handicraft space and writes for Craffts.com, an eCommerce portal for handcrafted and handbags. It offers wide range of products across various categories ranging from Fashion Jewellery, Hand-made Bags, Women Apparels, Accessories, Necklaces, Home Décor & Furnishing products and much more.
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Keywords :
Bags, clutch, embroidered, potlis, wallet, applique & patch, shoulder bags, gifts bags, travel, beach bags, big, small and large pur,
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Home and Family
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Home and Family
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