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'''Leheriya''' is a traditional style of [[textile]] [[tie dye]] from [[Rajasthan]], [[India]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Shop |first=Pernia's Pop-Up |title=What is Leheriya? {{!}} Origin, Technique, Variations of Craft & more 2024 |url=https://www.perniaspopupshop.com/encyclopedia/rajasthan/leheriya |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=pernias popup shop |language=en}}</ref> Its designs are inspired by the natural wave(leher) patterns formed by the wind blowing across the desert sands of western [[Rajasthan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leheriya Textiles from Rajasthan |url=https://artsandculture.google.com/story/leheriya-textiles-from-rajasthan/VQUx10aU1dn0LQ |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=Google Arts & Culture |language=en}}</ref> The craft is exclusive to Rajasthan, with its main centres being the cities of [[Jaipur]] and [[Jodhpur]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leheriya Textiles from Rajasthan |url=https://artsandculture.google.com/story/leheriya-textiles-from-rajasthan/VQUx10aU1dn0LQ |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=Google Arts & Culture |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Etymology==<br />
The word "leheriya" is derived from the [[Sanskrit]] word “lahara,” meaning “wave.”<ref>{{Cite web |last=Malhotra |first=Smriti |date=2023-08-29 |title=Leheriya: The Tied And Dyed Threads of Rajasthan |url=https://www.abirpothi.com/leheriya-the-tied-and-dyed-threads-of-rajasthan/ |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=Abirpothi |language=en-US}}</ref> <br />
== 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>Gillow and Sentance, p. 126.</ref> Traditional leheria employs [[natural dye]]s and multiple washes and uses [[indigo]] or [[alizarin]] during the final stage of preparation.<ref name="kapur">Mita Kapur, "Fabric Traditions", ''The Hindu'', 24 September 2006. Accessed 8 July 2008.</ref><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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==See also==<br />
*[[Bandhani]]<br />
*[[Shibori]]<br />
*[[Madurai Sungudi|Sungudi]]<br />
*[[Tie-dye]]<br />
*[[Tritik]]<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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