I used to see the saris with Kantha work done on them and kept wanting to buy them, but never did till 2007. Krishnan and I attended a concert for Mohd. Rafi songs at the Palace grounds, in Bangalore along with Mahesh and Rupa. We reached the venue early and saw there was a handloom expo happening. How could I resist saris !! So we went and bought a few saris and one of them was from the display at the Bengal stall – a beautiful sari with Kantha work done on it. I wore this sari first for my 2008 birthday and that was the last birthday that Appa was around to celebrate with me…
I wore this sari again yesterday and was remembering dad as I pulled it out of the hangar. Here are the pics –
The Pallu has amazing kantha embroidery. Its a silk sari and drapes beautifully. I am wearing a neck piece from Desh Maheshwari.
This is from 2008, when I wore it first.
Hand embroidered saris are gorgeous, period. Love the colour of your sari. Never seen this combo with Kantha work.
Swapna
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2016 16:25:11 +0000 To: swapnaramani@hotmail.com
Yes Swapna and there are so many different kinds of embroidery ! Its fascinating.
Too bad I can’t touch them and study the embroidery up close. They are beautiful. How much time do you think it took to make that sari?
Katharine, the sari is machine woven silk and the embroidery probably took a week. Its intricate.