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WeavesNita Ambani Honours Indian Craftsmanship In Banarasi Weaves And Handloom Silk At Swadesh Eros’ First Annive HandloomTangail handloom industry fights for survival WeaversArtisans and weavers in J&K provided Rs 14.71 crore loan during Q1 & Q2 of current Financial Year WeaversSircilla handloom weaver crafts special shawl featuring portraits of Dubai rulers ExhibitionsRoyal Fables Brings Its Diwali Edit to Grand Hyatt Gurgaon WeavesKarwa Chauth 2026: 5 Saree Designs To Create A Picture-Perfect Traditional Look WeaversThe looms fell silent: How Karnataka's silk town Doddaballapur lost its weaving tradition WeaversThe looms fell silent: How Karnataka's silk town Doddaballapur lost its weaving tradition HandloomHundreds Of Weavers Rally To Protect 250-Year-Old Maheshwari Saree Tradition In MP’s Maheshwar HandloomHundreds Of Weavers Rally To Protect 250-Year-Old Maheshwari Saree Tradition In MP’s Maheshwar WeavesNita Ambani Honours Indian Craftsmanship In Banarasi Weaves And Handloom Silk At Swadesh Eros’ First Annive HandloomTangail handloom industry fights for survival WeaversArtisans and weavers in J&K provided Rs 14.71 crore loan during Q1 & Q2 of current Financial Year WeaversSircilla handloom weaver crafts special shawl featuring portraits of Dubai rulers ExhibitionsRoyal Fables Brings Its Diwali Edit to Grand Hyatt Gurgaon WeavesKarwa Chauth 2026: 5 Saree Designs To Create A Picture-Perfect Traditional Look WeaversThe looms fell silent: How Karnataka's silk town Doddaballapur lost its weaving tradition WeaversThe looms fell silent: How Karnataka's silk town Doddaballapur lost its weaving tradition HandloomHundreds Of Weavers Rally To Protect 250-Year-Old Maheshwari Saree Tradition In MP’s Maheshwar HandloomHundreds Of Weavers Rally To Protect 250-Year-Old Maheshwari Saree Tradition In MP’s Maheshwar

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Sarees of North-East India

Assam muga, eri and pat silk, mekhela chador, and the backstrap-loom textiles of the hill states. 15 sarees on EveryPallu so far.

Typical motifs

Stripes

Checks

Buta

Lotus

States and territories

Assam Manipur Nagaland Meghalaya Tripura Mizoram Arunachal Pradesh Sikkim

Weaving centres

Sualkuchi 2 Bodoland 1 Dhakuakhana 1 Moirang 1 Sadiya 1 Wangkhei Colony 1 Agartala Aizawl Guwahati Imphal Jorhat Kohima Noklak Shillong

Photo credits on this page

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

Mekhela chador: Deepraj, CC BY 2.5, source

The weekly drape

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