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Learn to wear indian saree in different styles

June 28th, 2007 by Utsav

One of the most sensuous attire ‘Indian saree’ adorns women to become modest and attractive in it. The great Indian women in different sphere of life, admire and appreciate the style, strength of the saree and thus want to learn to wear these Indian saree in different styles. 

To quote Chantal Boulangar “draping is in minds and skills of the individuals and is passed on by demonstrations alone”. 

The allure of the saree comes not only from the way it hints at a body’s curves but also in the way it is draped on an Indian woman’s body. This saree draping could actually be done in different styles.  

The most common way is when an Indian woman winds or wraps the saree around her waist and then drapes the extra cloth over her shoulder and lets it fall down over her right breast. The different saree draping style enhances the women and creates more interest and shows diversity. Saree can make a women look sensous yet beautiful. 

Diversity in culture and tradition has actually given birth to different saree styles of saree drapping. Different saree styles include Gujrati saree style, Bengali style, Maharashtrian saree style, Tamilian saree style and lots more. Women around the world like to drape these beautiful Indian saree in different styles. 

More and more women do learn to wear Indian saree in different style just to have a different look altogether. 

Wear Indian saree in different styles: 

Gujrati saree style: This version of draping commonly known as ‘seedha pallu style”, is also found in parts of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh. In this style, the loose end is draped over the shoulder rather than the left, and is also draped back-to-front rather than other way round. It is quiet different from other styles of saree drapping. 

Bengali saree style: This way of draping an Indian saree, where the saree is worn pleat less. The saree cloth is wrapped around the waist, brought back to the right side and the pallu is thrown over the left shoulder, the pallu is then brought up under the right arm and once again cast over the left shoulder. 

Maharastrian saree style: In maharatrian way of saree draping instead of usual five and a half meters, the saree measures eight meters. One portion of the saree is drawn up between the legs, tucked in behind the waist, while another portion is draped as a pallu over the bosom. Thus it forms a kind of divided saree allowing greater freedom of movement. It’s also known as ‘nauvari style’ of draping a saree. 

Tamilian Style:  This way of saree drapping style is very much like maharashrian style. In this style too the saree measures 8 meters, after wrapping around the waist, the pleats are positioned along the left leg. The rest of the saree is taken over the shoulder, wrapped once again around the waist and tucked on the left side. 

An Indian woman sometimes wears a saree not only as a piece of clothing but also to show where she comes from. These styles differ though are based on what part of India she is from and on what traditional style of draping she is following. Saree is Indian women’s statement to the world. Nowadays the metro women want to experiment with different saree. 

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Benefits of automatic Indian sarees

June 26th, 2007 by Utsav

Ours is an era where nothing is impossible. This hi-tech world has over shadowed words like failure and impossibility. Everything that is available today in this market is as per one’s convenience. And in this race, even Indian saree has not been spared.  

The word “Automatic Indian Saris” may sound bizarre. But this concept has worked wonders for many women who really find themselves helpless while drapping a saree. Thus, to begin with automatic Indian sarees is basically a concept designed keeping in mind the position of a woman. There are some who have hectic working schedules but at times are required to attend formal and informal functions. And wearing a saree from immemorial has been a tedious task for many. In automatic Indian sarees, the sarees are already stitched as in the plates are made, palu is stitched. All one has to do is fit into this automatic saree. 

 In today’s scenario, nuclear families have become very common while joint families have taken a backseat. And in joint families, usually the elder ladies knew how to drape a saree. But in nuclear families, there is no one to guide. So for such young girls, automatic Indian saree is like a blessing. And one can conveniently dress up for any ceremony. 

The biggest boon of the automatic Indian sarees can be seen in the west where we find that foreigners have genuine interest in Indian outfits. Many young ladies admire the Indian style of clothing especially saris. And since they are ignorant about how to drape it, they prefer buying automatic Indian sarees. This way they can fulfill their craze of wearing a saree and secondly it is convenient to wear it.  

Hence, we can see that automatic Indian sarees has been a great relief for many women not only in India but also overseas. It has helped women from all walks of life to fulfill their mania of wearing a saree even if they don’t know how to wear it.

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Uses and care tips for linen cloth

June 22nd, 2007 by Utsav

Linen cloth is a derived from flax plant. It is strong, absorbent and draws heat from the body. It has a characterstics to wrinkle unless its treated. It proves to be poor affimity for dyes. Linen have a tendency to shirink and stretch. It is deterioted by mildew.

Uses of linen cloth: 

Linen cloth usually have coarse texture and natural lustre. Weave weights vary from very light to heavy. Used for spring, summer wear at many household items.

Caring tips for Linen:

Linen cloth is usually dry cleaned to retain the crisp finish. It can also be washed if softness is prefered. Usually shrinks when it is washed.

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Shopping tips for perfect fabrics

June 5th, 2007 by Utsav

It’s very important to wear a right type of fabrics as they matter a lot in affecting one’s personality. Let’s see some shopping tips on selecting a right type of fabrics which is very important. To determine a fabrics suitability for a pattern and an individual

Drape at least 2 yards of fabric over yourself in front of a full length mirror to judge the precise effect of color and texture on your skin tone and figure.

To reconize quality or it’s opposite one must become aware of the characterstics that signify excellence and those that distinguise inferiority. The distinguishing features are often small and subtle and detectable only to an experienced eye. There are some more obvious criteria that can be used to advatage by notice and experienced shopper alike.

Enjoy some shopping tips below:

1. Weave should be firm: You can test this by scratching surface surface, if the threads shift easily, the garment seam may be inclined to slip or develop holes around the stitching.

2. Fabric weave should be uniform: Hold it up to the light and check for any unusually thick or thin arms. It will also show up weak spots or imperfections.

3. Filler yarns should meet selvedges at right angles. Yarnsat an oblique angle mean fabric is off grain.

4. Dye color should be even and look fresh. If there is a creaseline, check whether color has rubbed off. This could indicate poor dye quality and also pose a problem for cutting.

5. Print colors should be even with no no white spots showing through them except in areas where they are white.

6. A print that is geometric or otherwise symmetrical should meet the selvedges at a right angle. An irregular print cannot be corrected.

7. No powedery dust should appear when fabric is rubbed between the fingers. Visible powder is an indication of too much sizing a frequent device for concealing poor quality.

8. Fabric should shed wrinkles after crushing . If it does not the garment will always look crumpled.

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