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WeaversGujarat: Centre looks to expand global market access for Kutch artisans and traditional craftsExhibitionsSwadesh collaborates with Mayyur Girotra to celebrate India's rich textile traditionsWeavesThe Grand Handloom Fair 2026 (Nov 14–23): Insider Guide to Free Entry, Weaves & Survival TipsBangladeshProtecting intellectual property in Bangladesh with a special focus on JamdaniHeritageKarigar Bazaar JLN Stadium 2026: Dates, Free Entry & GuideHandloomHow Aikyatha is Connecting Kanchipuram Silk Weavers With a New Generation Of Saree BuyersFashion​The saree that came with a family legacy: Sonia Gandhi's wedding drape came with a Nehru connectionWeaversWeek-long district-level handloom expo 'Tana Bana' begins in West KamengWeaversSamant Chauhan’s Couture Calculus: Craft, Commerce and GrowthWeavesFrom a 50-year-old heirloom sari to a custom Kanchipuram, this bride's wedding wardrobe celebrated Indian craftsmanshipWeaversGujarat: Centre looks to expand global market access for Kutch artisans and traditional craftsExhibitionsSwadesh collaborates with Mayyur Girotra to celebrate India's rich textile traditionsWeavesThe Grand Handloom Fair 2026 (Nov 14–23): Insider Guide to Free Entry, Weaves & Survival TipsBangladeshProtecting intellectual property in Bangladesh with a special focus on JamdaniHeritageKarigar Bazaar JLN Stadium 2026: Dates, Free Entry & GuideHandloomHow Aikyatha is Connecting Kanchipuram Silk Weavers With a New Generation Of Saree BuyersFashion​The saree that came with a family legacy: Sonia Gandhi's wedding drape came with a Nehru connectionWeaversWeek-long district-level handloom expo 'Tana Bana' begins in West KamengWeaversSamant Chauhan’s Couture Calculus: Craft, Commerce and GrowthWeavesFrom a 50-year-old heirloom sari to a custom Kanchipuram, this bride's wedding wardrobe celebrated Indian craftsmanship
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Sarees beginning with T

16 sarees under T.

🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 1 moreTangail saree A handwoven Bengali saree named for Tangail, woven in Bangladesh and West BengalCotton · Jamdani 🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 1 moreTangail saree A Bengal handloom saree in cotton or silk, known for stepped extra-weft patterns.Cotton · Jamdani · Brocade 🇮🇳 IndiaTangaliya shawl A Gujarat shawl woven on pit looms, its dots raised by knots of contrast threadCotton 🇮🇳 IndiaTansukh cloth A fine cotton cloth of medieval India, used for women's bodices and sarisCotton 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreTant sari A light, see-through cotton saree from Bengal with a heavy borderCotton · Jamdani · Embroidery 🇮🇳 IndiaTarpaya An ancient Indian fine silk or linen cloth worn as a ritual lower garmentSilk 🇮🇳 IndiaTelia Rumal An ikat craft that oils the yarn before dyeing it, once made at ChiralaIkat 🇮🇩 IndonesiaTenunꦠꦼꦤꦸꦤ꧀ Handwoven Indonesian cloth created with ancient ikat and supplementary metallic threadsCotton · Ikat · Brocade 🇹🇭 ThailandThai silkผ้าไหมไทย Hand-woven Thai silk with a two-tone sheen, from glossy mulberry and matte eri cocoonsSilk · Brocade 🇮🇳 IndiaThirubuvanam silk sari A Thanjavur district silk sari with a wide zari border and matching palluSilk · Zari work 🇵🇭 PhilippinesT'nalak A sacred abaca ikat cloth woven from dreamt patterns by Tboli women in MindanaoIkat 🇮🇳 IndiaToda embroidery Red and black counted embroidery on white cotton, worked by Toda women of the NilgirisCotton · Embroidery 🇮🇹 ItalyToga A heavy woollen cloth draped over the shoulders in ancient RomeWool 🇮🇳 IndiaTripuri dress A woven cotton wrap from Tripura, with its own pattern for each Tripuri clan.Cotton 🇮🇳 IndiaTsüngkotepsü A black and red Ao Naga warrior shawl with a white band of animal and star motifs 🇮🇳 India and 3 moreTussar silkkosa (Sanskrit) A wild silk with a dull gold sheen, gathered in forests and woven into sareesSilk · Kantha

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The weekly drape

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