The ancient cities of Central Asia, along which the Silk Road passed, have always been famous for the production of exquisite fabrics. The centers of Uzbek weaving were and remain Bukhara, Margilan, Namangan, Kokand and others. Today, these places are famous for the beauty of hand-made silk not only throughout the country, but throughout the world. Centuries-old traditions of hand-made silk and cotton fabrics have been an integral part of national clothing, culture and interior design.
A special place is occupied by traditional fabrics made according to an ancient technology, which is called â??ikatâ?? in the West. The name comes from the Indonesian verb "mengikat" which means "to bind". This sophisticated weaving technique is performed entirely by hand and consists in the fact that the threads of the fabric are tied into bundles and dyed in certain colors. Then, when the fabric is woven, a pattern is drawn on it. In Uzbekistan, this technique is called "abrband", which means - a tied cloud.
There are several legends associated with the emergence of this weaving technique. According to one legend, once an artist was sitting on the bank of the river. The sky and clouds reflected in the river. The artist drew attention to the play of colors shimmering on the water surface and how the current changed the shape of the clouds. He sketched all this and showed it to the weavers, who tried to reproduce it on the fabric. Later, the word "abr" (which translates as "cloud") began to be used in the designation of the style of thread dyeing in traditional fabrics, thus the fabrics began to be called abr, and the weavers were called abrbands.
The silk fabric itself varied in the quality of the silk and in its composition. A fabric made from pure silk is called shoi, satin, podshohi. And the fabric made of cotton and silk is called adras, bekasab, pasma, banoras.
Abr patterns were distinguished by their diversity. Each school of silk weaving was famous for its artistic ornament. Each pattern was named after the shape it resembled. The most common were: tumorcha (amulet), tarok (comb), gajak (decoration), lesson (sickle), bodom (almond), darakht (tree), anor (pomegranate), oy (moon), shoh (horn), nogora (timpani), chakirim (echo), kapalak (butterfly), ilon easy (snake trail), chayon (scorpion), etc.
Modern ikat patterns also often feature traditional Uzbek jewelry, such as teardrop earrings and triangular pendants (tumor). When an Uzbek girl got married, she had to wear the best jewelry that indicated the wealth of her family. It was said that if a girl could not walk under the weight of jewelry, then she was from a very wealthy family. However, decorations were very expensive and without them, the wedding ceremony was considered shameful, so to solve this problem, people began to buy ikat with images of decorations.
Yarn is a long continuous length of interlocked fibres, suitable for use in the production of textiles, sewing, crocheting, knitting, weaving, embroidery, or ropemaking. It can be made of a number of natural or synthetic materials, and comes in a variety of colors and thicknesses (referred to as "weights").
Yarns are made from both natural and synthetic fibre, in filament or staple form. Filament is fibre of great length, including the natural fibre silk and the synthetic fibres. Most fibres that occur in nature are of fairly short length, or staple, and synthetic fibres may be cut into short, uniform lengths to form staple.
Spinning is the process of drawing out and imparting twist to a mass of fibres. Filament yarns generally require less twist than staple. A fairly high degree of twist produces strong yarn; low twist produces softer, more lustrous yarn; and tight twist produces crepe yarns. Two or more single strands of yarn may be twisted together, forming ply yarn.
In yarns used for weaving, the warp, or lengthwise, yarns are usually made stronger, more tightly twisted, smoother, and more even than the filling, or crosswise, yarns. Knitting yarns have less twist than weaving yarns. Yarns used for machine knitting may be single or ply types; ply yarns are generally used for hand knitting. Thread, used for sewing, is a tightly twisted ply yarn having a circular cross section.
11 School Uniforms Suppliers
Short on time? Let School Uniforms sellers contact you.
Product Description :
Natural Butter Ghee (Pure Cow Ghee) is produced using milk fat from butter and cream, obtained by processing high-quality cow milk
Price of product ( USD price or FOB price) :
USD 5.85 per kg FCA Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Central Asia
Product origin :
Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Central Asia
Key Specifications/Special Features :
99.8% of fat
Appearance and
consistency - Dense, homogeneous or granular; in the melted form - transparent without sediment
Color - From light yellow to yellow, uniform throughout the mass
Mass fraction of
moisture - not more than 0,4%
Acidity of the fatty
phase - not more than 0,5
Minimum Order Size and Packgaing details :
10kg, 11kg, 16kg plastic tin-like containers and/or metal tins
Product Description :
Vegetable Ghee is frequently used for softening the taste of dish and improving creamy flavour. Vegetable Ghee for 99.7% consists of fat.
Price of product ( USD price or FOB price) :
USD 1.55 per kg FCA Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Central Asia
Product origin :
Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Central Asia
Key Specifications/Special Features :
99.8% of fat
Appearance and
consistency - Dense, homogeneous or granular; in the melted form - transparent without sediment
Color - From light yellow to yellow, uniform throughout the mass
Mass fraction of
moisture - not more than 0,4%
Acidity of the fatty
phase - not more than 0,5
Minimum Order Size and Packgaing details :
500gr plastic container, 10kg, 11kg, 16kg plastic tin-like containers and/or metal tins.
