Handlooms of Mangalgiri

Mangalgiri is well known for its traditional Mangalgiri Handlooms. Mangalgiri handlooms are well known for the durability of the colours used in theyarn. The mixture of colour gives the durability. Usually Mangalgiri handlooms are made in cotton or cotton and silk mix or mercerized cotton. The count used in weaving gives the softness and hardness of the fabric.  The count in a handloom fabric means the number of threads woven length wise and breadth wise known as warp and wept respectively in a square inch. In Mangalgiri the count 80 – 80 is used for soft woven fabric and 40 – 60 for hard varieties. The count makes the quality of the fabric. There are some designs which are exclusively used in Mangalgiri fabrics known as Nizam designs.