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🇮🇳 IndiaKachchh shawl A dense wool wrap from Kutch, woven in two panels and joined with a fish stitchWool · Tie-dye · Embroidery 🇵🇰 Pakistan and 1 moreAjrakاجرڪ (Sindhi), اجرک (Saraiki) A Sindhi block-printed cloth in indigo and crimson, worn as a shawl or wrapCotton · Block print 🇮🇳 IndiaLeirum Pheeꯂꯩꯔꯨꯝ ꯐꯤ A rough cotton wrapper from Manipur, woven in white, black and red for Meitei weddingsCotton 🇮🇳 IndiaTangaliya shawl A Gujarat shawl woven on pit looms, its dots raised by knots of contrast threadCotton 🇮🇳 IndiaPheichom A men's wrap of the Meitei people of Manipur, worn like the dhoti, in cotton or silkCotton · Block print 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreDhoti An unstitched cloth tied at the waist and worn to the ankle, the men's answer to the sariCotton 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 3 moreSongketᬲᭀᬂᬓᬾᬢ᭄ A hand-woven brocade cloth of Southeast Asia, patterned with gold or silver threadSilk · Brocade · Zari work 🇮🇳 IndiaChattayum mundumചട്ടയും മുണ്ടും A two-piece white cotton dress of Kerala's Syrian Christian womenCotton · Embroidery 🇮🇳 IndiaKani shawl A pashmina shawl from Kanihama in Kashmir, patterned knot by knot with small wooden spoolsWool 🇮🇳 IndiaTripuri dress A woven cotton wrap from Tripura, with its own pattern for each Tripuri clan.Cotton 🇮🇳 India and 1 morePathin A striped wrap skirt worn by Hajong women in Northeast India and BangladeshSilk · Checks and stripes 🇮🇳 India and 3 moreDupattaदुपट्टा / دوپٹہ A long scarf-like wrap worn across South Asia with skirts or tunicsSilk · Tie-dye · Zari work 🇮🇳 IndiaMadisarமடிசார் A nine-yard Tamil Brahmin sari drape, worn over one shoulder for ceremoniesSilk 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreKhes A thick hand-woven cotton blanket cloth from Punjab, woven in pairs and joinedCotton · Checks and stripes · Zari work 🇳🇵 NepalChaubandi Cholo A wrapped cotton blouse with geometric prints from Nepal paired with a sari-style skirtCotton 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 5 moreSarongsarung A tubular waist-wrap of batik or checks, worn across Asia, Africa and the Pacific.Cotton · Batik · Ikat 🇮🇳 IndiaMundum neriyathumമുണ്ട് നേരിയത് Kerala's two-piece cotton wrap: a lower mundu and an upper neriyathuCotton · Zari work 🇮🇳 IndiaMekhela sador A two-piece Assamese dress: a wrapped skirt and a drape, woven in muga, eri or pat silkSilk · Brocade 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreMundu A cotton garment wrapped around the waist in Kerala and the MaldivesCotton · Embroidery 🇮🇳 IndiaPhanekꯐꯅꯦꯛ A wrapped skirt worn by Meitei women in Manipur, woven with patterned stripesMuga · Checks and stripes · Embroidery 🇹🇭 ThailandPanungผ้านุ่ง A long cotton cloth wrapped at the waist and worn below the knee in ThailandCotton · Checks and stripes 🇮🇳 IndiaDokhonaदख'ना A wrap-around cloth worn by Boro women of Assam, usually yellow, with woven Agor designsCotton · Brocade 🇮🇳 IndiaGamosaগামুছা A white cotton cloth with a red border from Assam, woven for Bihu, prayer and daily useCotton 🇮🇩 IndonesiaSumba textiles Ikat cloths and tube skirts from a small island in eastern Indonesia, woven by womenIkat · Embroidery 🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 5 moreLungiলুঙ্গি A tube of cotton tied at the waist, worn by men across South Asia and beyondCotton · Checks and stripes · Batik 🇮🇳 IndiaJamawar A brocaded Kashmiri shawl, sold by the yard and once worn as a noble's gownWool · Brocade 🇬🇷 GreeceHimationἱμάτιον An ancient Greek wrap of wool or linen, draped without pins over a tunicWool · Embroidery · Hand painting 🇹🇿 Tanzania and 4 moreKanga A printed cotton wrap worn in East Africa, often carrying a Swahili proverbCotton · Block print · Hand painting 🇮🇶 IraqKaunakes An ancient Sumerian woollen wrap with tufts that mimic sheepskinWool 🇲🇿 MozambiqueCapulananguvu A versatile Mozambican wrapped cloth with historic trade roots and symbolic patterns 🇲🇼 Malawi and 5 moreKitenge A thicker wrapped African cloth, often printed in bright wax patternsBatik 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreKembenꦏꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦼꦤ꧀ A shoulder-baring chest wrap from Java and Bali, held with a cordIkat 🇲🇷 Mauritania and 5 moreMelhfa A cotton rectangle wound from head to toe against desert sun, sand and coldCotton · Embroidery 🇧🇹 BhutanDumdyam An ankle-length Lepcha wrap of one smooth cloth, solid in colour, held by a waistbandCotton 🇵🇭 Philippines and 3 morePatadyong A straight wrap skirt from the Philippine islands, worn by men and womenChecks and stripes 🇮🇳 IndiaGaji A coarse handloom cloth of cotton or silk, wrapped as a sari and used for winter clothingCotton 🇮🇳 IndiaTarpaya An ancient Indian fine silk or linen cloth worn as a ritual lower garmentSilk 🇵🇰 PakistanSaraiki ajrakسرائیکی اجرک A block-printed geometric shawl worn across southern Punjab in PakistanBlock print

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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.