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The sarees of Bug-Bug

1 saree tied to Bug-Bug: woven there, or made its own.

Motifs of Bug-Bug

Batik
Stripes
Buta
Checks
FibreSilkCottonTussarMugaEriLinenGeorgetteChiffonOrganzaNetCrepeWoolSyntheticBlend
CraftBrocadeJamdaniIkatTie-dyeBlock printKalamkariBatikEmbroideryKanthaZari workMirror workAppliquéHand paintingTanchoiTemple borderChecks and stripes
🇮🇩 IndonesiaGeringsingᬕ᭄ᬭᬶᬂᬲᬶᬂ (gringsing) A sacred double ikat cloth woven only in Tenganan, a Bali Aga village in BaliCotton · Ikat

Photo credits on this page

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

The weekly drape

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