subject: The Unique Trends Prevalent In Sarees Today [print this page] Sarees play an integral part in a womans life in India. They are the most popular choice for Indian women and which is preferred taking into consideration Indian values and tradition. Here is the process of how sarees are made in India:
One plain end of sarees is woven first. There are other two long decorative borders which bear and elaborate the length-wise decoration and is called Pallu in Hindi. In the olden days, sarees were woven of silk and cotton. The rich people preferred wearing the silk sarees because they could afford it while the poor used to wear cotton garments like kurti and sarees, sometimes decorating it with block printing. The process involved the use of carved wooden blocks or tie dyeing which is used even today for bandhani work.
The rich people also wore designer sarees and bridal sarees which were specially designed by the most famous designers of the country. The sarees were branded and sold in the name of a designer, such as Manish Malhotra or Ritu Beri of today. Those sarees are expensive and usually consisted of elaborate geometric, floral, or figurative ornaments. There were also intricate designs on brocades created on the saree as part of the fabric.
Sometimes threads of different hues are formed on the fabric in patterns, woven in different designs on the ornamented border. An elaborate pallu with buttis are also stitched on it. The gold and silver thread work is commonly referred to as Zari work. Sarees are given new designs through Resham work which is done by silk thread while Zardosi work is usually done by gold and silver thread combined with pearls and stones embedded in it. Nowadays bridal sarees and designer sarees are usually woven with artificial fibers such as polyester, nylon, or rayon.
