All sarees
161 sarees so far, best known first. 42 more are on the list to be written.
🇮🇳 IndiaKachchh shawl
A dense wool wrap from Kutch, woven in two panels and joined with a fish stitchWool · Tie-dye · Embroidery
🇮🇳 IndiaJamawar
A brocaded Kashmiri shawl, sold by the yard and once worn as a noble's gownWool · Brocade
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 5 moreIkat
A resist-dyeing method that patterns yarns before they are wovenCotton · Ikat
🇮🇳 IndiaToda embroidery
Red and black counted embroidery on white cotton, worked by Toda women of the NilgirisCotton · Embroidery
🇮🇳 IndiaTangaliya shawl
A Gujarat shawl woven on pit looms, its dots raised by knots of contrast threadCotton
🇮🇳 IndiaKani shawl
A pashmina shawl from Kanihama in Kashmir, patterned knot by knot with small wooden spoolsWool
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreKhadi
Hand-spun woven cloth from cotton and other fibres, promoted in India's independence movementCotton
🇮🇹 ItalyToga
A heavy woollen cloth draped over the shoulders in ancient RomeWool
🇬🇷 GreeceHimationἱμάτιον
An ancient Greek wrap of wool or linen, draped without pins over a tunicWool · Embroidery · Hand painting
🇬🇷 GreeceChlamysχλαμύς
An ancient Greek and Byzantine draped cloak made from a single rectangular clothWool · Embroidery
🇮🇶 IraqKaunakes
An ancient Sumerian woollen wrap with tufts that mimic sheepskinWool
🇮🇳 IndiaVadhuya
An ancient bridal garment from Vedic India fashioned from cotton, wool, and hideCotton
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Kachchh shawl: Ekabhishek, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Toga: Anonymous ( Category:Roman Empire ) Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Khadi: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Chlamys: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Himation: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kaunakes: Marie-Lan Nguyen, CC BY 4.0, source
- Ikat: Midori, CC BY 3.0, source
- Kani shawl: Shahidkashmir, CC BY-SA 4.0, source