Bhagalpuri silk or Tussar silk is a traditional style of silk saris. This material is used for making saris named as Bhagalpuri sari. Bhagalpur is also known as "silk city" of India. Bhagalpuri silk is made from cocoons of Antheraea paphia silkworms. This species, also known as Vanya silkworm is native to India. These silkworms live in the wild forests, in trees belonging to Terminalia species. campanagar ( nathnagar ) is a place where Bhagalpuri silk is mainly processed. Besides sari, shawls, kurtis, and other garments are also made from Bhagalpuri silk.
References
- Dutta, Sudev; Bansal, Payal (2022), Yan, Xinfeng; Chen, Lihong; Memon, Hafeezullah (eds.), "Textile Academics in IndiaโAn Overview", Textile and Fashion Education Internationalization : A Promising Discipline from South Asia, Singapore: Springer Nature, pp. 13โ34, doi:10.1007/978-981-16-8854-6_2, ISBN 978-981-16-8854-6, retrieved 30 December 2022
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