indian textiles

Banaras in the North of India, known as a holy city of temples, where, by the taking of a dip in the Ganges river, Hindus believe one gets closer to salvation. One also gets to see a grand offering – the Banarasi saree.

If you wish to flaunt your curves and portray your sense of style by allowing your drapes to speak, you should choose the ethnic weaves that have captured the market by storm and mesmerised the fashion world – the Sambalpuris.

A small town in Mahbubnagar district of Andhra Pradesh.(later Telangana), India. A famous hub for quality handlooms in silk and cotton. That is what Narayanpet is. It boasts of a finery in its silk sarees that is hard to match. Fine count weaves in silk and cotton, that make use of a lot of zari or metallic thread finery. Indeed the characteristic shine of this lustrous fabric is hard to match.

A traditional fabric of rich finery, the Paithani saree of Aurangabad, Maharastra is a splendid combination of pure silk and fine silver zari. Exquisitely hand-woven with beautiful motifs, this grand…

If there is any silk comparable to the pure or cultivated mulberry silk, it is the wonderful Tussar or Kosa silk. Of fine texture, the pale golden sheen fibre Tussar…