KhadiProcessFrom Dawn to DreamShoba NarayanSeptember 9, 2019March 2, 2020 by Shoba NarayanSeptember 9, 2019March 2, 202001596well, a dreamy saree anyhow “Khadi is very delicate,” says master weaver, Krishnamoorthy. “You have to treat it carefully, like it is an honoured guest.”...
KanchipuramProcessDifference between Power LooM and HandloomShoba NarayanFebruary 15, 2019February 1, 2021 by Shoba NarayanFebruary 15, 2019February 1, 202101675Once the saree design is satisfactory, it gets punched into a series of cards that are used in the jacquard loom (a power loom). Each...
KanchipuramProcessThe Ingredients of a Saree….or a Saree Recipe…..Shoba NarayanFebruary 11, 2019January 28, 2019 by Shoba NarayanFebruary 11, 2019January 28, 201902240Sources The silk comes from Mysore. The zari from Surat. The dye is either natural or more often, chemical. The design comes from tradition. The...
KanchipuramProcessKanchipuram Silk Saree Colours and their MeaningsShoba NarayanFebruary 8, 2019February 1, 2021 by Shoba NarayanFebruary 8, 2019February 1, 2021029109The colours of Kanchipuram weaves have musical names, all of them in native Tamil. Some of them come from the names of the fruits, flowers,...
KanchipuramProcessDyeing Kanchipuram Silk YarnShoba NarayanFebruary 4, 2019March 5, 2019 by Shoba NarayanFebruary 4, 2019March 5, 201901418Dyeing yarn is done by another group. Srinivasan, a young “distributor” of silk sarees says that in the old days, the weaver did everything, from...
KanchipuramProcessKanchipuram silk saree motifs: nature as museShoba NarayanJanuary 28, 2019February 1, 2021 by Shoba NarayanJanuary 28, 2019February 1, 202103115...