The 4 Types of Chanderi Silk Sarees: Katan, Pattu, Sico &...
Katan, Pattu, Sico, and Tissue — the four types of Chanderi silk sarees explained, with what makes each one different and which occasions suit them best.
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What is Butta? The Kanchipuram Tradition of Woven Jewels ...
Butta is the Kanchipuram tradition of placing individual woven motifs at measured intervals across the silk body — small woven jewels in gold zari or coloured silk thread...
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What is Paalum Pazhamum? The Kanchipuram Weave of Vibrant...
Paalum Pazhamum is the Kanchipuram weave of vibrant multicolour checks — multiple differently coloured silk threads intersecting across the body to create a joyful, festive check that carries...
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What is Ettukol? The Kanchipuram Weave of Eight Shuttles ...
Ettukol is one of Kanchipuram's most technically demanding weave structures — an eight-shuttle arrangement that allows multiple silk threads to interact across the body, creating distinctive depth, texture,...
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What is Lightweight Kanchipuram Silk? The Same Loom, The ...
Lightweight Kanchipuram silk sarees are woven using finer 2-ply and 3-ply mulberry silk yarns — retaining the full craftsmanship, durability, and drape of traditional Kanchipuram silk while offering...
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What is Varisaipet? The Kanchipuram Border of Repeated Wo...
Varisaipet is the Kanchipuram border tradition of repeated woven lines — a multi-band border structure that frames the saree body with layered rhythm and geometric precision, one of...
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