Kaithoon

Location & Attractions of Kaithoon.


Location:

This Weaver’s Village is located at a distance of 15 Km from Kota City, District Kota, Rajasthan.

Attractions:

It is known for the World famous specialized designer hand-woven saris named Kota Doria Saris. These saris are made of high quality cotton fabrics further made exquisite and richer by designer fashions and embroidery with real gold and silver threads.

Kota doria or Kota doriya is one of many types of sari garments made at Kota, Rajasthan and Muhammadabad Gohna, Mau in Uttar Pradesh and its nearby area. Sarees are made of pure cotton and silk and have square like patterns known as khats on them. The chequered weave of a Kota sari is very popular. They are very fine weaves and weigh very less.

Kota Doria is woven on a traditional pit loom in such a fashion that it produces square checks pattern on the fabric. The delicately wrought checks are locally known as khats. They smear onion juice and rice paste with a lot of care into the yarn making the yarn so strong that no additional finishing is needed.

Kota sarees are popularly known as ‘Masuria’ in Kota and Kotadoria outside the state. ‘Doria’ means thread. Rajasthan Handloom Development Corporation (RHDC) is taking the lead in producing items other than sarees from the Kota Doria. They have helped produce lamp shades, curtains, skirts and salwar-kamiz. They have even helped make an all silk saree on Masuria handlooms. Kota saris display individuality with a bit of embroidery and border patches, making them totally exclusive.

Source: Wikipedia


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Kaithoon