The hoary history of this most delicate of weaves
The origin of the jamdani is lost in the mists of history and mystery. Here are some of the oft-repeated factoids. Jam-dani refers to flowers...
Jamdani Particulars
A few books and links
Empire of Cotton by Sven Beckert. Our Story of Dhaka Muslin Cotton: a frayed history by Uzramma and Meena Menon Basic introduction to jamdani Muslin...
How to tell an authentic Jamdani
How to tell an authentic jamdani...
The poem that gave jamdanis the phrase “woven air.”
It is almost a tired cliche. As anyone about jamdanis-- or chanderis for that matter-- and they will trot out the phrase, "woven air." The...
