Every woven fabric has a warp, the longitudinal threads of the fabric, and a weft, the threads that go horizontally across. Jamdaani is a supplementary (or extra) weft that is introduced wherever the design is to be placed and woven into that selected place only. It serves as just decoration and is not a part of the textile’s structure in the way that the regular warp and weft are.

The word Jamdani has its origins in Persian, and it means “flower vase”. Jamdani is famous in West Bengal and Bangladesh, where thin cotton sarees are woven with traditional designs in Jamdani all over it. Sometimes, the jamdani alone was done in a silver or gold thread. 

The Jamdani or extra weft technique is also practised extensively in Varanasi, where the famous brocade sarees are woven using this technique.

Fabric Care: Gentle handwash for cotton and dry clean for silk.