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Sari story # 4,-Kantha Embroidery

 Kantha is arguably the most well-known of all Indian embroideries. Most of us own a sari, a dupatta, a scarf, a stole, a kurta, a bedspread or a cushion cover done over with this embroidery, often times not even knowing that what we have is a Kantha.


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Sari Story #3- Handloom, jamdhani and Jute

It's pleasant winter evening in these otherwise warm climes. That means I can wear this beige and white sari. The beige panels are jute and the white  a Jamdani weave. Jute is also a main stay of west Bengal and Jamdani one of it's most famous weave. 





 Sari Story #2 - Kanchi Cotton, Handloom  

Kanchipuram is a small town 72 km south-west of Chennai.  It is a holy city, famous for its temples and the Kanchi Math. It is an ancient city and finds references in ancient Indian literature, the most famous being this one attributed, to Kalidas:

Pushpeshu Jati, Puresheshu Vishnu, Narishu Rambha, Naareshu Kanchi. 

Translation: 
Jasmine among flowers, Vishnu among men, Rambha among women and Kanchi among cities are without equal

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Sari Story #1
Our adventure begins with this  Khadi Sari- Handloom,  hand block printed. Organic dyes of madder red and Indigo. 

I apologise for the terrible photos. I promise you, they will be better in the future. 




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