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Blue Lavender Pure Satin Silk Khaddi Shikargah brocade saree, the kind that should be rolled for storage

How to Store and Care for a Pure Silk Banarasi ...

Folding, storage, zari tarnish, dry cleaning, ironing and monsoon care - a Banaras weaving family's complete guide to keeping a handwoven silk saree alive for fifty years.

How to Store and Care for a Pure Silk Banarasi ...

Folding, storage, zari tarnish, dry cleaning, ironing and monsoon care - a Banaras weaving family's complete guide to keeping a handwoven silk saree alive for fifty years.

Dhoop Chaon Rani Pure Katan Silk handloom saree with allover Kadhwa Jangla motifs in gold zari and Tilfi Meenakari

Reading a Banarasi Saree: What the Motifs Mean ...

Shikargah, Jangla, Kalga, Buti, Jaal - what Banarasi motifs actually mean, and how a hand-drawn Naksha turns a drawing into woven silk. Told from a 100-year-old blueprint in our family...

Reading a Banarasi Saree: What the Motifs Mean ...

Shikargah, Jangla, Kalga, Buti, Jaal - what Banarasi motifs actually mean, and how a hand-drawn Naksha turns a drawing into woven silk. Told from a 100-year-old blueprint in our family...

Purple Pure Katan Silk handloom saree with Kadhwa Shikargah Jangla

Katan, Khaddi, Kora or Satin? A Weaver's Guide ...

Katan vs Khaddi Georgette vs Kora Organza vs Satin Tanchoi - what each Banarasi silk actually is, how it drapes, what it costs and which one belongs in your wardrobe.

Katan, Khaddi, Kora or Satin? A Weaver's Guide ...

Katan vs Khaddi Georgette vs Kora Organza vs Satin Tanchoi - what each Banarasi silk actually is, how it drapes, what it costs and which one belongs in your wardrobe.

Reverse side of a Kadhwa Shikargah Jangla handloom weave showing individually tied-off motifs

How to Identify an Authentic Handloom Banarasi ...

A Banaras weaving family explains how to tell a real handloom Banarasi from a powerloom copy - the back of the saree, the zari, the selvedge, and the three marks...

How to Identify an Authentic Handloom Banarasi ...

A Banaras weaving family explains how to tell a real handloom Banarasi from a powerloom copy - the back of the saree, the zari, the selvedge, and the three marks...