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'''Leheria''' (or ''leheriya'') is a traditional style of [[tie dye]] practiced in [[Rajasthan]], [[India]] that results in brightly colored cloth with distinctive patterns. The technique gets its name from the Rajasthani word for ''wave'' because the dyeing technique is often used to produce complex wave patterns.<ref name=gs>Gillow and Sentance, p. 126.</ref><br />
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Writing about textile crafts for ''[[The Hindu]]'', Mita Kapur asserts: "The famous leheriya (zigzag pattern of irregular colour stripes) is a visual invocation of the flow of water at the same time painstakingly showing the depths of indigo after multiple mud-resistant and dyeing processes. No small wonder that the blues in leheriya attract the eyes instinctively."<ref name=kapur>Mita Kapur, "Fabric Traditions", ''The Hindu'', 24 September 2006. Accessed 8 July 2008.</ref><br />
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== Technique ==<br />
Leheria dyeing is done on thin [[cotton]] or [[silk]] cloth, usually in lengths appropriate for [[dupatta]], [[turban]]s or [[sari]]s. According to ''World Textiles: A Visual Guide to Traditional Techniques'', the fabric is "rolled diagonally from one corner to the opposite [[selvedge]], and then tied at the required intervals and dyed". Wave patterns result from fanlike folds made before dyeing.<ref name=gs/> Traditional leheria employs [[natural dye]]s and multiple washes and uses [[indigo]] or [[alizarin]] during the final stage of preparation.<ref name=kapur/><br />
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=== Mothara ===<br />
An additional dyeing using the leheria technique produces ''mothara''. In the making of mothara, the original resists are removed and the fabric is re-rolled and tied along the opposite diagonal. This results in a checkered pattern with small undyed areas occurring at regular intervals. The undyed areas are about the size of a [[lentil]], hence the name ''mothara'' (''moth'' means lentil in Hindi).<ref name=gs/><br />
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== Use ==<br />
Leheria turbans were a standard part of male business attire in Rajasthan during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Leheria is still produced in [[Jodhpur]], [[Jaipur]], [[Udaipur]], and [[Nathdwara]]. It is offered for sale with most of its resist ties still in place as proof of authenticity, with a small portion of fabric unrolled to display its pattern.<ref name=gs/><br />
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Leheria occasionally appears in fashion collections, such as Designer [[Malini Ramani]]'s beach collection in the Spring 2006 [[Delhi]] fashion show.<ref>Paromita Chakrabarti, "Ramp Rage", ''The Financial Express'' 6 April 2006. Accessed 8 July 2008.</ref><br />
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==Footnotes==<br />
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==References==<br />
*{{cite book | last = Gillow | first = John |author2=Sentance, Bryan | title = World Textiles | publisher = Thames & Hudson | location = London | year = 2004 | isbn = 0-500-28247-1 }}<br />
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