The first Vimor Saree
This post is about my first “Vimor” Saree. Have heard about them ever since I “discovered” handlooms. A beautiful rani pink cotton saree.
Cotton
A Dhakai Jamdani Today
A beautiful white Dhakai Jamdani is the saree today. White being the colour of “Somavara” (Monday).
Durbarpet Border
Each saree that I wear has such interesting back stories…… Know about the Durbarpet Border today and why it was created.
Weekly Saree Bulletin #1
Starting a weekly saree bulletin to bring the saree back into everyday use. Hoping many women start wearing the saree everyday like I do. 🙂
Udupi Saree Revival Program – Kadike Trust
Please support the Udupi Saree Revival Program run by the Kadike Trust. These sarees are handwoven, pure cotton and a delight to wear.
The Begumpuri Collection
I fell in love with the Begumpuri Saree in 2016… the love affair continues and I keep adding to my tiny collection of these beautiful handloom cotton sarees.
A Sungudi today
Know a little bit more about how the Madurai Sungudi sarees are woven and a genuine source of buying them. Co-optex.
Ghicha ? or just a beautiful Bengal Cotton ?
When Swapna visited in Dec 2018, she wanted to buy “Madhubani” paintings and dupattas that had Madhubani painting done on them. Dilli Haat, one of my favourite places in Delhi always has “Madhubani” paintings for sale, so we went there. As luck would have it, there was a handloom and handicrafts mela on and not … Read more
A Krishna-lover in a Nand Sundari
Krishna is my “ishta-dev”…. Krishna is all about having fun – just what I think life is about. He is brought up in foster care, he teases girls, he lifts mountains, plays politics and dances his way through life teaching us invaluable lessons in the process. So when my saree friend Archana Jain posted “Nand … Read more
Two firsts and a renewed “Handloom” love
On my birthday I wore the first ever Bhujodi Sari. I bought it from Kalpavastram and even as I received the sari, and felt the material, I fell in love. The cotton handloom sari felt like heavy silk!! When I draped the sari, it felt so comfortable that I never wanted to stop wearing it. … Read more