Textile news
HandloomPochampally Ikat products get QR-code tagsWeaversGujarat chief minister buys khadi on Gandhi JayantiWeaversThe art of Hablon weaving in IloiloHandloomShortage of weavers despite GI tag leaves Kasaragod Saree hanging by a threadWeaversMinistry of Textiles to Celebrate 12th National Handloom Day on August 7WeaversPM Modi calls upon people to celebrate National Handloom Day by showcasing India’s rich handloom heritageHandloomA first look into RmKV’s newest collection at weaves & wonders ’26WeavesMatières Fécales makes history at Paris Fashion Week with 99 models of colour—and a bold Banarasi touchHandloomSiddipet weaver revives five-decade-old Muthyampet sareeWeaversPresident Murmu to grace 12th National Handloom Day celebrations on August 7HandloomPochampally Ikat products get QR-code tagsWeaversGujarat chief minister buys khadi on Gandhi JayantiWeaversThe art of Hablon weaving in IloiloHandloomShortage of weavers despite GI tag leaves Kasaragod Saree hanging by a threadWeaversMinistry of Textiles to Celebrate 12th National Handloom Day on August 7WeaversPM Modi calls upon people to celebrate National Handloom Day by showcasing India’s rich handloom heritageHandloomA first look into RmKV’s newest collection at weaves & wonders ’26WeavesMatières Fécales makes history at Paris Fashion Week with 99 models of colour—and a bold Banarasi touchHandloomSiddipet weaver revives five-decade-old Muthyampet sareeWeaversPresident Murmu to grace 12th National Handloom Day celebrations on August 7
Pallu

Newly added

The latest sarees to join Pallu. More arrive every day.

🇵🇰 PakistanSaraiki ajrakسرائیکی اجرک A block-printed geometric shawl worn across southern Punjab in PakistanBlock print 🇮🇳 IndiaGaji A coarse, durable handwoven cotton or silk fabric draped as a sari in winterCotton 🇮🇳 IndiaOnnara A handloom cotton underwrap from Kerala, tied tight beneath the saree or munduCotton 🇧🇹 BhutanDumdyam An ankle-length draped dress of smooth cotton or silk worn by Lepcha womenCotton 🇮🇳 IndiaVadhuya An ancient bridal garment from Vedic India fashioned from cotton, wool, and hideCotton 🇵🇭 PhilippinesPatadyong An indigenous wrap skirt and versatile tube garment woven in the PhilippinesChecks and stripes 🇮🇳 IndiaTarpaya An ancient Indian fine silk or linen cloth worn as a ritual lower garmentSilk 🇧🇩 BangladeshComilla khadi Hand-spun, hand-woven cloth from Comilla, Bangladesh, once woven on pit loomsCotton 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreRogan paintingरङ्गन् Castor-oil paint drawn with a metal stylus to form mirrored patterns on fabricHand painting · Block print 🇲🇷 Mauritania and 5 moreMelhfa A cotton rectangle wound from head to toe against desert sun, sand and coldCotton · Embroidery 🇰🇭 Cambodia and 4 moreSbaiស្បៃ A shawl-like breast cloth derived from the sari, worn over one shoulder in Southeast AsiaSilk · Embroidery · Brocade 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreKembenꦏꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦼꦤ꧀ A shoulder-baring torso wrap from Java and Bali, wound from a length of kain clothBatik · Ikat 🇰🇪 Kenya and 5 moreKitenge A printed African wrap cloth worn around the waist or chest and used as everyday dressBatik 🇮🇶 Iraq and 3 moreKaunakes An ancient Mesopotamian wrapped skirt and mantle woven with tufted woolWool 🇮🇩 IndonesiaUlosᯥᯞᯘᯬ᯲ A traditional hand-woven Batak textile draped and gifted across North SumatraCotton 🇲🇿 MozambiqueCapulana A versatile Mozambican wrapped cloth with historic trade roots and symbolic patternsChecks and stripes 🇹🇿 Tanzania and 4 moreKanga A light cotton wrap from East Africa framed with printed borders and Swahili proverbsCotton · Block print · Hand painting 🇬🇷 GreeceChlamysχλαμύς An ancient Greek and Byzantine draped cloak made from a single rectangular clothWool · Embroidery 🇬🇷 GreeceHimationἱμάτιον An ancient Greek draped mantle of woven wool or linen, worn without pinsWool · Embroidery · Hand painting 🇮🇹 ItalyToga A draped semicircular woollen cloth worn by citizens in ancient RomeWool · Embroidery 🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 1 moreTangail saree A Bengal handloom saree with stepped extra-weft patterns, woven in cotton and silkCotton · Jamdani · Brocade 🇮🇩 IndonesiaBatik Parang꧋ꦧꦠꦶꦏ꧀ꦥꦫꦁ A diagonal wave batik pattern from Java, steeped in royal philosophyCotton · Batik 🇨🇳 China and 5 moreBrocade A decorative shuttle-woven silk fabric patterned with raised supplementary-weft motifsSilk · Brocade · Zari work 🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 1 moreAbrawan A legendary, sheer muslin from Dacca named after flowing waterCotton · Zari work 🇮🇳 IndiaIlkal sari A cotton saree with a loop-joined silk pallu and broad red border, from Ilkal, KarnatakaCotton · Zari work · Embroidery 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreKhes A thick hand-woven cotton blanket cloth from Punjab, checked and worn as a winter wrap.Cotton · Checks and stripes · Zari work 🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 2 moreMuslin A gossamer plain-weave cotton fabric historically spun and woven across BengalCotton · Jamdani 🇮🇳 India and 3 moreDupattaदुपट्टा, دوپٹہ A versatile long scarf and veil draped with traditional ensembles across South AsiaSilk · Brocade · Tie-dye 🇵🇭 PhilippinesT'nalak A sacred abaca ikat cloth woven from dreamt patterns by Tboli women in MindanaoIkat 🇮🇳 IndiaKhara Dupattaکھڑا دوپٹہ A six-yard embroidered net veil draped over a wedding ensemble in HyderabadNet · Embroidery · Zari work 🇵🇰 Pakistan and 1 moreAjrakاجرڪ Geometric block-printed cloth dyed in deep indigo and crimsonCotton · Block print 🇮🇩 IndonesiaTenunꦠꦼꦤꦸꦤ꧀ Handwoven Indonesian cloth created with ancient ikat and supplementary metallic threadsCotton · Ikat · Brocade 🇮🇳 IndiaShaphee Lanphee A heavy black and red embroidered textile woven by Meitei craftswomen in ManipurCotton · Embroidery 🇮🇳 India and 2 moreChintzछींट A painted or woodblock-printed floral cotton cloth originating in GolcondaCotton · Block print · Hand painting 🇮🇳 India and 5 moreResist dyeing Cloth patterned by keeping dye off part of the fabric with wax, paste, ties or clampsIkat · Tie-dye 🇧🇩 BangladeshGrameen checkগ্রামীণ চেক Bright checked cotton from Bangladesh, woven by village weavers in traditional waysCotton · Checks and stripes 🇮🇳 IndiaTripuri dress A woven cotton wrap from Tripura, with its own pattern for each Tripuri clan.Cotton 🇮🇩 IndonesiaSumba textiles Ikat cloths and tube skirts from a small island in eastern Indonesia, woven by womenIkat · Embroidery 🇮🇳 India and 4 moreWoodblock printing on textiles Patterns pressed onto cloth with hand-carved wooden blocks, the chhapa of South Asia.Linen · Block print 🇮🇩 IndonesiaBalinese textiles The woven cloths of Bali, from sacred double ikat to gold-dusted ceremony wearCotton · Ikat · Brocade 🇮🇩 IndonesiaGeringsingᬕ᭄ᬭᬶᬂᬲᬶᬂ (gringsing) A sacred double ikat cloth woven only in Tenganan, a Bali Aga village in BaliCotton · Ikat 🇲🇲 MyanmarAcheikအချိတ် Myanmar's multi-shuttle silk weave of waves and stripes, made into paso and htameinSilk · Brocade 🇹🇭 ThailandKhitผ้าขิด A handwoven cloth from Isan, Thailand, with geometric patterns that seem to float.Brocade 🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 1 moreNakshi kanthaনকশি কাঁথা An embroidered quilt from Bengal, stitched from old sarees with a simple running stitch.Cotton · Kantha · Embroidery 🇮🇳 IndiaWangkhei Phee A see-through white cotton fabric from Manipur, woven by women with hand-woven motifsCotton · Jamdani 🇧🇩 BangladeshDhakai A cotton saree woven in Dhaka, Bangladesh, its patterns drawn from nature and alpanaCotton · Jamdani 🇮🇳 IndiaKotpad handloom fabric Cotton and tussar sarees dyed with aul-root dye, handwoven in Koraput, OdishaCotton · Jamdani 🇹🇭 ThailandThai silkผ้าไหมไทย Hand-woven Thai silk with a two-tone sheen, from glossy mulberry and matte eri cocoonsSilk · Brocade

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.