About Silkalay
Silkalay in Sualkuchi is a pride for handloom industry of sualkuchi, Silkalay is situated at the Sankar Mandir Road (S.M.Road), Sualkushi. Silkalay fully related with handloom and handicrafts have been as old as human civilisation. All handloom product (Riha, Mekhala-Chadar,saree,Gamocha,Dress meterrials are available in Silkalay.
Why People Buy from Silkalay
Now in sualkuchi establised the silk testing office from handloom department of assam government.so,all the silk testing producted are available in Silkalay. Only pure and faithful silk product are available here.extually in Silkalay are store all testing and marginal market value of all handloom product.so,The customerr regular in comming to Silkalay, sualkuchi for faithful and bye tested pure product.Therefore the Silkalay is a prime center for the handloom industry of sualkuchi.
Handloom Making Process
Sualkuchi is a multi cast village under guwahati sub divisiion of kumrup district of assam, Situated on the north bank of the mighty Brahmaputra at distance of 30km west of guwahati. Sualkuchi prime center of the silk handloom industry of assam. Assam is well konwn for textiles mulberry, tasar and muga silk also that is the golden fibre is produced only in assam. In 20 century the whole of cloth requirement of every assamese family were secured from the family handloom.about of sualkuchi women the father of nation Mahatma Gandhi said 'every women of assam is born weaver". The weavers of sualkuchi produced the riha, mekhela, shadar, saree, gamocha etc. that is the matter of pride for the weavers of sualkuchi who are maintaining their tradition.
