? Beautiful orange & pink colored printed pure silk saree . ? Pallu has printed floral & paisley design . ? Floral design in center part of sari . What is special about this saree? Excellent color contrast with printed work on pure silk base fabric is really enhancing the beauty of the saree. This unique vintage saree can be used for various crafting ideas even if you don't want to use it as a sari. Design a dress, use it as a throw, as window dressing, upholstery, sarongs, table linen and much more. Let your creative juices flow and use this decorated fabric in multiple fashion

Beautiful peach & grey colored printed pure crepe silk saree . All over sari has printed floral design . This unique vintage saree can be used for various crafting ideas even if you don't want to use it as a sari. Design a dress, use it as a throw, as window dressing, upholstery, sarongs, table linen and much more. Let your creative juices flow and use this decorated fabric in multiple fashion.

Elegant black colored georgette printed long scarf/dupatta. The center portion has printed floral design . Border of the dupatta has printed floral design with some silver sparkle work . This item's Beauty Factor Colorful floral design with printed work on black color base fabric is really enhancing the beauty of the dupatta.

Beautiful green colored pure georgette silk embroidered long scarf/dupatta. The center portion has floral design with red thread work . Border of the dupatta has floral & paisley design embroidered with red/green fabric patch work and embellished with golden zari dori work. This item's Beauty Factor Lovely border with exotic paisley design on green color base fabric is really enhancing the beauty of the dupatta.

Beautiful dark orange colored printed pure silk saree . Pallu has abstract & paisley design. Paisley design in center part of sari. What is special about this saree? Unique pattern with printed work on dark orange color base fabric is really enhancing the beauty of the saree. This unique vintage saree can be used for various crafting ideas even if you don't want to use it as a sari. Design a dress, use it as a throw, as window dressing, upholstery, sarongs, table linen and much more. Let your creative juices flow and use this decorated fabric in multiple fashion.

Mundum Neriyathum, which can be termed as a two-piece sari item is the conventional dressing pattern of Kerala women. There will be one piece for the lower part of the body and another for the upper part. The material is created using superior quality cotton and the borders will have zari (golden) border. Different colored threads are used at times in the border, to make the item more alluring. These days Kerala ladies wear this dress format during festival seasons and on special occasions.

Mugga Silk is manufactured in Assam. The key feature of this sari is the attractive dazzling gold shade. Mugga is an Assamese word and the meaning is yellow. Mugga Silk is a pricey silk product; it has excellent texture and is also a long-lasting sari. Users say that washing increases the luster of this brand sari.

For manufacturing this brand silk, the required thread is prepared from a unique class of silkworms that are common in the northeastern segments of India. Eri is an Assamese expression that denotes the castor plants. As these silkworms are grown on such plants, they are called Eri.

Silk was a much favored cloth material throughout India from time immemorial, and it is a fact that it is rated as a superior cloth item even these days. The main silk manufacturing places in India are West Bengal, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Chattisgarh, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh. There are some conventional silk sarees that are highly popular in India. The list includes Patola (Ikat) Silk, Banarasi Silk Saree, Baluchari Silk Saree, Pochampally Silk Sari, Bomkai Silk Sari, Kanjivaram Silk sari, and Mysore Silk Sari.

This one is a conventional brocade sari and is produced in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu. Genuine Mulberry Silk is used for weaving Kanjivaram Silk Sari. The special feature of this brand is that, the Pallu is independently created and then is nicely coupled to the main sari piece. Moreover, the pattern and the color of the Pallu and Body will be different. In addition to this, this brand sari will be weightier than the rest of the silk sarees, and hence will be more expensive.

This brand sarees are manufactured in Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu). It is believed that the earliest Konrad Silk Sarees were created for the purpose of decorating deities. The key attribute of this sari is that, there will be a border of roughly 10 cm to 40 cm and the color will be plain; besides, there will be two thinly designed belts extra, next to the border (just about 3 cm from the edge of the border), which are termed as pettu or kampi. The sari body will generally have checks or stripes, and the zari work will be intense.

This is a conventional type sari and is manufactured from Pochampally (Bhoodan - Nalgonda District, Telangana). The special feature of this brand is the geometrical designs that are created by applying the dyeing technique of Ikat. Sico, which is a good mix of cotton and silk, is also used as the base cloth, apart from actual Silk.

Block printing is made on superior quality smooth cotton. These days many women prefer to have block printed sarees forevery day use. The list of such sarees includes Bagru, Ajrakh, and Dabu (Gujarat/Rajasthan, India), the Bagh print (Madhya Pradesh, India) and Kalamkari (Andhra Pradesh).

This comes under the tag of all the rage sarees and is generally worn on festive days and during religious rituals like the famous Durga Puja of West Bengal. The base cloth will be white and there will be a deep red colored border.

Garad Silk Sari is very much akin to Korial Lal Paar Saree; however, here there will be flower designs even though the base cloth will be white.

This brand sari is manufactured in Odisha (Bomkai village) and Bhulia community creates it. These are Patola sarees and the Ikat method of dyeing is employed. The key feature of this brand sari is the light and graceful shade. The bead form of the border, the uneven temple design beside the border, the heavily decorated Pallu, and the bright color difference in the border are some of the other notable traits.

The Suf triangle (calculated on both warp and weft) is the basis of this designing method and the task is indeed painstaking. This embroidery work requires meticulous manual labor. The stitching work is done on the reverse side using the surface satin stitch. Here the designs are not sketched; the craftsman will have to visualize the desired design and count it on the warp and weft, and then embroider it! Experience, geometrical analyzing capacity, and sharp vision are the prerequisites to become an expert Suf designer.

Samunder Laher is a Hindi phrase and the meaning is 'Waves of Ocean'. The typical trait of this brand Leheria is that, light dyes which are similar to ocean water such as Sea Green, Pale Yellow, Blue, Pastel Green, etc are used for dyeing. There will be crosswise bands of identical width.

Zari Brocades are widely held as bridal sarees. In this brand, golden cords are used for creating deep designs and that is the main attraction. The peculiarity of this brand is that the base cloth will not be clearly perceptible, because of the thickly created design. This material is also termed as 'Kimkhab'.

This is manufactured from Murshidabad District (West Bengal). One notable factor of Baluchari Silk Sarees is that the pallu will be imprinted with diverse designs of mythological characters (taken from Hindu epics Ramayana and Mahabharata).

Patola Silk Sari is well accepted in Gujarat; as a matter of fact, Patola is regarded as the embodiment of quality andlastingness. The distinctive attributes of Patola are the artful designs. Usually, the applied patterns include geometrical shapes, flowers, dancers, parrots, elephants, etc. The special trait of double Patola is that weft and wrap will be uniformly dyed before the process of weaving and so, the wearer can use both sides.

Crisscross design is a difficult one to create; here the four pleats are made into the form of a wave, which is generally termed as Gandadar.

You can identifyLeheria by taking note of the banded designs.In printedLeheriathe bands (stripes) will look proportioned; however, when tie & dye method is applied, the stripes will be somewhat unsymmetrical, which of course is prevalent in manual work.

Dupattas are useful for creating impressive table cloths and table mats. You can also use the border decorations of the dupatta for embellishing the borders of these table sheets

In this model, tie & dye method is applied to create a typical plaid pattern that looks alluring.

Here the design will be in a crisscross manner. Numerous pleats are created first and are reeled crosswise; this will create a crisscross design.

• Leheria is named in accordance with the use of dyes; in'Dho Ranga Laheriya', two different dyes are used, there will be three different dyes in Teen Ranga Leheria, and for creating Panch Ranga Leheria, five different dyes are used.

• Patta is the wide strip in Leheria andShike is the thin strip.

This is considered as one of the luxuriant sarees in the State of Maharashtra; the term Paithani is derived from Paithan, which is an Aurangabad city. The salient attributes of Paithani Silk Sari are the manually created border and the golden zari pallu. The generally used designs are flowers and peacocks.

Bandhani and Leheria sarees are very much popular in Rajasthan, which is situated in the western segment of India. In this designing method, small parts of the base cloth are selected and tied, and then the process of dyeing is performed. The generally created saree designs include small bands, dots, waves, and squares. Varied colors are used for dyeing to make the material highly attractive.

Sambalpuri Ikat Silk Sari is a superb saree item and is manufactured in the District of Boudh, Odisha. This is a conventional saree and is woven manually and the dyeing technique of Ikat is applied here. A notable feature is that conventional symbols such as Phool (flower), Shankha(shell) and Chakra(wheel) used for creating the designs. The used cords are tie dyed before the weaving process, and because of this, the creation of Sambalpuri is a long process and will get stretched into weeks.

Sainchi Phulkari: The usage of this one is limited to certain regions of Punjab, and usually the embroidery designs will be that of boxers, agriculturalists, rural life, animals, etc. However, Sainchi Phulkari is hardly seen these days!

• Sujani Kantha These have rectangular shape and will serve the purpose of comfy Kantha blankets (can be also used as spreads for special functions).

Bawan Bagh Phulkari: Bawan is a Hindi word, and the meaning is 52 (fifty two). This is a seldom seen Phulkari, and in this design, there will be 52 diverse kinds of patterns.

It is easy to recognize this art form as it will have certain fundamental graphical designs such as triangles, circles, squares, etc. It must be specially noted that these symbols were hauled out from the natural world; the circle got originated from the sun and moon. Similarly, it was from the triangle shaped tree tops and mountains, the invention of triangles took place. It must be understood that each sign in Warli art has definite significance and sense. In this painting style, the human life circle is characterized by drawing males and females in coiled or concentric designs. The physical shapes of animals or humans are created using two triangles that are connected at the top. Generally, the main designs will be having fishing, hunting, festivals, farming, dancing scenes. Designs of animals and trees are also seen.

Vari-da-Bagh Phulkari: When the bride enters the house of the bridegroom, the bridegrooms father and mother gift this saree to her. The base cloth will be Khaddar and the color will be orange-red. The embroidery work will be done using either gold, or orange colored threads.

Vari-da-Bagh Phulkari: When the bride enters the house of the bridegroom, the bridegrooms father and mother gift this saree to her. The base cloth will be Khaddar and the color will be orange-red. The embroidery work will be done using either gold, or orange colored threads.

This embroidery work got the name from the Rabari community whose main profession was camel grazing. They were the wandering immigrants from the Thar Desert region (Rajasthan). The special feature of Rabari embroidery is the inclusion of various types of tiny mirrors in the stitching (chain stitching style is followed here). The base material will be always black. Series of stitches are made, using bright colored threads to bring in more attractiveness.

For making aari pashmina, a typical type of long needle (aari) is used. This embroidery work is done by hand. The stitching style is chain stitching and the floral designs are created by sewing circles in a properly aligned and continuous manner. Aari pashmina shawls enjoy good market appreciation, because of the overall elegant nature.

Thirma Phulkari: The base cloth is Khaddar and the color will be white. Generally, widows or old women wear this brand saree. The thread used for the embroidery work will be usually pink or red.

Warli art has wide approval just because of its eye-catching nature. These days, dress materials that bear this art form has wide acceptance. Tribal people who live in the hilly and seaside regions of the southwestern part of India, as well as in the contiguous areas (basically, this region comes in the Gujarat-Maharashtra border) are the originators of this special variety of art. They create wonderfully designed wall paintings, by making use of the simple geometrical shapes such as square, circle, and triangle.

A typical genus of silk worms (broad-winged) that are grown on Oak, Jamun, and Arjun trees are used to form the special threads for Tussar / Kosa Silk. These species can be copiously seen in Jharkhand region. The special quality of Tussar is the genuine golden color, and this cord can be effectively tinted in various colors.

The meaning of Paako is hard. This embroidery will have series of solid squares and the stitching style is double buttonhole. Generally the designs will be flowers which are set in proportional patterns.

'Bakhia'stitches are effective in bringing in a shady look, and the style is more or less comparable to 'herringbone' stitching.

In our time, Warli art is done on dress materials also and these have great recognition. However, you must be very much prudent while purchasing such items; you can recognize Warli art by studying the motifs.

At Sanskriti, you will get beautiful fabrics(sarees and dupattas) depicting Warli art. Visit our website for more details. We take special attention to give close-range pictures of these materials; you can clearly select the desired pieces.

You can fashion out fashionable neckerchief, bandanas and hijabs by making use of attractive dupattas. This will certainly add more charm to your dressing pattern!

Here, the wraps are rectangular and the item is thickly cushioned. This is generally used to make Kantha bedspread, Kantha Quilts, Kantha blankets with plain running stitches.

Kaani is a Kashmiri word and denotes wooden stick pieces or spools. For creating this embroidery on a loom, such small sticks are used as tools and so the embroidery work bears this name. The preconceived designs are created by using different colored threads. The item is very much attractive and has great demand.