All sarees
161 sarees so far, best known first. 42 more are on the list to be written.
🇮🇳 IndiaBomkai sari
An Odisha handloom saree with extra-weft threadwork, woven in cotton and silkCotton · Zari work
🇮🇳 IndiaSujini embroidery
A Bihar quilt craft where women stitch stories with a simple running stitchCotton · Embroidery
🇮🇳 IndiaDorea
A light, yarn-dyed striped cloth of Mughal-era India, woven in cotton and tussar.Cotton · Checks and stripes
🇮🇳 IndiaBagh print
Hand block printing with natural red and black dyes from a village on the Bagh riverCotton · Block print
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreTussar silkkosa
Wild silk with a deep gold sheen, reeled from forest cocoons, woven into sarees in IndiaTussar · Kantha · Hand painting
🇮🇳 IndiaKotpad handloom fabric
Cotton and tussar sarees dyed with aul-root dye, handwoven in Koraput, OdishaCotton · Jamdani
🇮🇳 IndiaBhagalpuri silk
A wild-silk saree woven in Bhagalpur, the city called Silk CityTussar
🇮🇳 IndiaBhagalpur sari
A tussar silk saree woven on handlooms in Bhagalpur, set apart by its own dyeing methodTussar
🇮🇳 IndiaSambalpuri saree
An Odisha tie-dyed ikat saree with symmetrical patterns mirrored on both sidesCotton · Ikat · Tie-dye
🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 1 moreTangail saree
A Bengal handloom saree in cotton or silk, known for stepped extra-weft patterns.Cotton · Jamdani
🇮🇳 IndiaGopalpur tussar silkଗୋପାଳପୁର ଟସର ବସ୍ତ୍ର
Handwoven tussar silk from a Jajpur village in Odisha, made into saris and shawlsTussar · Ikat · Tie-dye
🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 1 moreTangail saree
A Bengal handloom saree with stepped extra-weft patterns, woven in cotton and silkCotton · Jamdani · Brocade
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Bagh print: Mrqd9, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Tangail saree: P.K.Niyogi, Public domain, source
- Tussar silk: Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0, source
- Sambalpuri saree: Rahul191313, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bomkai sari: Nayansatya, CC BY 3.0, source