Everything you need to know about the Making Process of Kerala Jewellery
by krishna kant sharma SEOKerala
jewellery
styles are known for their artistic designs and intricate work. Crafted from vast
quantities of gold; Keralan jewellery styles are considered as a great investment
for the South Indian women (even more than Diamonds). Women in Kerala wear
Temple jewellery at weddings, festive occasions and religious ceremonies with traditional dress of kerala.
Jewellery
in Kerala
is embossed with depictions of gods and goddesses from the temples in south
India.
Here’s
everything you need to know about the making process of Kerala jewellery.
Making Process of Kerala Jewellery:
Did
you know that an individual piece of Kerala jewellery takes anywhere between
1-2 months for the curation?
This
is because the craft that goes into making a single piece of Kerala traditional
jewellery is very intricate. As each and every piece is crafted with hands by
the Artisans, it requires immense focus and a lot of hard work.
Kerala
jewellery designs are inspired by South Indian Temples which means almost every
piece of Kerala jewellery consists of deity and divine figures and floral
motifs such as leaves, trees, flowers, coins, bells, etc.
Do
you know why Keralan jewellery styles contain temple motifs?
It
is believed that the temple motifs invoke a sense of divine presence in the
life of the wearer.
Here’s
the detailed making-process of Kerala traditional jewellery.
Step 1:
In
the very first step, molds are prepared in the shape of the required design.
For instance, if the piece contains flowers then the molds and dyes in the
shape of the flowers are prepared first.
In
order to make these molds, Gold and silver bars are first flattened into strips
and then bent into the desired shape to make the mold of the desired shape.
Step 2:
Once
the molds are ready, they are filled with the metal foils (Gold or silver in
most of the cases).
The
majority of the designs use silver as the base metal; therefore, silver is
poured into the molds (as the base metal) followed by the coating with a gold
foil.
Step 3:
After
coating the jewellery piece with Gold, it is then soldered and polished for the
final look. The final piece is then sent to the markets of Kerala.
A Modern take on Kerala Traditional
Jewellery
Earlier,
artisans used to make each and every piece of Kerala jewellery with hands, right
from setting the molds to the filing and final finishing of the piece.
But
nowadays, the majority of the handwork has been replaced with machine work. This
has significantly reduced the time required to craft a single piece of Kerala
jewellery.
Modern
designs also include filigree work along with regular temple motifs.
The
beauty of the modern style Kerala jewellery is that it looks good with your
regular festive outfits as well as Kerala traditional dress.
For
instance, you can style it with your lehenga, ethnic gown, suits as well as the
traditional Keralan Kanchipuram saree.
So,
this was the making process of Kerala Jewellery. Do you have temple jewellery
styles in your collection? Tell us in the comments below!
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