{"product_id":"handmade-dhaka-cotton-blouse","title":"Handmade Dhaka Cotton Blouse","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis piece is very special. I made it from total scratch and the best part is: It's made of Dhaka cotton which is an ancient type of fabric. It's hand loomed- google it and you'll learn more about it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The culprit was \u003cspan class=\"sc-7dcfb11b-0 kKcaog\"\u003eDhaka muslin\u003c\/span\u003e, a precious fabric imported from the city of the same name in what is now Bangladesh, then in Bengal. It was not like the muslin of today. Made via an elaborate, 16-step process with a rare cotton that only grew along the banks of the holy Meghna river, the cloth was considered one of the great treasures of the age. It had a truly global patronage, stretching back thousands of years – deemed worthy of clothing statues of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/illumination-curated\/a-historical-journey-of-muslin-pride-485070bfe53b\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" target=\"_blank\"\u003egoddesses in ancient Greece\u003c\/a\u003e, countless emperors from distant lands, and generations of local Mughal royalty.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThere were many different types, but the finest were honoured with evocative names conjured up by imperial poets, such as \"\u003cspan class=\"sc-7dcfb11b-0 kKcaog\"\u003ebaft-hawa\u003c\/span\u003e\", literally \"woven air\". These high-end muslins were said to be as light and soft as the wind. According to one traveller, they were so fluid you could pull a bolt – a length of 300ft, or 91m – \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.aramcoworld.com\/Articles\/May-2016\/Our-Story-of-Dhaka-Muslin\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ethrough the centre of a ring\u003c\/a\u003e. Another wrote that you could fit a piece of 60ft, or 18m, into a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/chapter\/10.1057\/9781137403940_8\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" target=\"_blank\"\u003epocket snuff box\u003c\/a\u003e.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI used silk thread to embroider the bird on it. A dream blouse!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBust 40\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLength 25\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSleeve 15\" long ( cuff is adjustable)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vania's shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43324277850159,"sku":"","price":192.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0249\/9965\/7519\/files\/IMG_8705.jpg?v=1730065449","url":"https:\/\/www.vania.nyc\/products\/handmade-dhaka-cotton-blouse","provider":"vania's shop ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}