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All sarees

161 sarees so far, best known first. 42 more are on the list to be written.

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🇮🇳 IndiaUppada Jamdani sari A light handwoven silk sari from Uppada, Andhra Pradesh, with motifs on both facesSilk · Jamdani · Zari work

🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 1 moreJamdaniজামদানি A fine figured muslin from Bangladesh, patterned on the loom with a supplementary weftCotton · Jamdani · Brocade 🇮🇳 IndiaKotpad Handloom fabric Plant-dyed sarees woven by Mirgan weavers in an Odisha villageCotton · Jamdani

🇮🇳 India and 1 moreTant sari A light, see-through cotton saree from Bengal with a heavy borderCotton · Jamdani · Embroidery

🇧🇩 BangladeshDhakai A cotton saree from Dhaka, once woven with the jamdani techniqueCotton · Jamdani

🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 1 moreTangail saree A Bengal handloom saree in cotton or silk, known for stepped extra-weft patterns.Cotton · Jamdani · Brocade

🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 1 moreTangail saree A handwoven Bengali saree named for Tangail, woven in Bangladesh and West BengalCotton · Jamdani

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Tant sari: Billjones94, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Jamdani: Salim_Khandoker, CC0, source
Tangail saree: P.K.Niyogi, Public domain, source
Dhakai: Amit Sen, CC BY-SA 4.0, source

The weekly drape

Every Monday: seven sarees you may not know, what is being worn this week, and one drape explained step by step.