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JAIPURI RAZAI
Like that of Hawa-mahal, Jantar-Mantar and
Amber the soft and light weight Jaipur razai have
their own uniqueness. The speciality of these
razai attracts many people and foreign tourists.
Cities like Bombay, madras and south India which
experience little winters and European countries
where temperature even goes below zero degrees
prefer to have Jaipuri razai and people can’t move
away from its beauty. These razai’s have given so
much to Jaipur. National- International popular-
ity is the reason for employment of thousands of
people. The razai’s have made us feel proud of
our craft.
Due to such mass production business units the
real essence of Jaipur razai is becoming extinct.
They are losing their charm (like that of bagru
print) due to machine printing and other easy
ways which are involved in production. The day
by day growing new shops and units which make
false (nakli) Jaipuri razai’s are ruining the udhy-
og. Now it is becoming a business to earn money
by forgetting the actual rules of craft.
It began with two businessman
brothers’ Govind Narayan and These razai’s have their own special-
Narayan Lal. Their father Lakshmi ity. On white voile beautiful buttis
narayan besides keeping other were printed. Then this printed cloth
textile pieces use to keep a special piece was taken to a tailor who use
type of red cloth which was popular to make a khol.
amongst Jaipur Muslims, Mahawats,
Manihaar, Nilgar and Rangrez. This
red cloth was brought after dyeing it The best quality cotton was col-
from Rupangad. oured/ dyed in various colours and
The two narayan brothers have start- was cleaned with the help of tant.
ed their razai business in 1935. The The cotton then starts growing up
cloth was brought from bazaar and a like a flower and different kinds of
darzi use to make a khol. The cotton perfumes were sprayed. Now it is
was brought from a vyapari and then neatly filled inside the cover and
it was beaten with a pindara. Then tagaai starts. Tagaai was done with
the cotton was filled inside the khol. cotton thread and needle. It was
The level of cotton is same allover. done so that cotton should not slip
the process was tedious and some- or move. Tagaai was done in many
times used to take more than two designs such as local motifs, bel-
months. buttas, circular, straight and zigzag
The razai which were prepared lines. The cost of such razai’s used
under Lakshmi Narayan Mangilal to go upto Rs. 40-50 .Rich peo-
firm were the solution to this tedi- ple preferred to buy these luxuri-
ous and time consuming process. It ous razai’s which common people
was whole heartily welcomed in the couldn’t.
aristocrats’ of Jaipur.
Raw Materials
1. COTTON:
BABY QUILT:
SMALL RAZAI:
MEDIUM RAZAAI:
DOUBLE RAZAAI:
Velvet quilts are luxurious, sensu- Such luxurious quilts are perfect
ous and ultra soft. The material is gifts for weddings and anniversaries.
lightweight, so it brings comfort- These are special-occasion delights
able warmth to the fortunate person that will remind the recipients of
whose bed is adorned with a velvet you for years and years. Handmade
quilt. Over the centuries, velvet has quilts are already distinguished by
embellished the finery of royals and their artistry, and a silk quilt just
is still valued for its unrivalled tex- adds to the beauty. Silk razai or quilt
ture. Used for chilly winters, it is the looks appealing because of its shine
warmest quilt due to usage of high and new look. Finely combed natu-
quality velvet and finely combed ral cotton is filled inside. Made in
natural cotton which is filled inside.
Natural cotton processed in a very
special way to make it light, warm
and fluffy is stuffed inside. They
are made in almost every stand-
ard size like 220x270 cm(double),
150x220(single), 200x250cm (me-
dium). Nowadays they are made in
almost every colour like black, ma-
roon, brown and other dark colours.
COTTON QUILTS: