All sarees
161 sarees so far, best known first. 42 more are on the list to be written.
🇮🇳 IndiaToda embroiderypukhoor
Red and black thread embroidery on white cotton, worked by Toda women in the NilgirisCotton · Embroidery
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreBrocade
A decorative shuttle-woven silk fabric patterned with raised supplementary-weft motifsSilk · Brocade · Zari work
🇮🇳 IndiaKachchh shawldhabla
A dense wool shawl handwoven in Kutch, Gujarat, once traded for fleece and grain.Wool · Embroidery · Tie-dye
🇮🇹 ItalyToga
A draped semicircular woollen cloth worn by citizens in ancient RomeWool · Embroidery
🇬🇷 GreeceHimationἱμάτιον
An ancient Greek draped mantle of woven wool or linen, worn without pinsWool · Embroidery · Hand painting
🇬🇷 GreeceChlamysχλαμύς
An ancient Greek and Byzantine draped cloak made from a single rectangular clothWool · Embroidery
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreBrocade
A decorative shuttle-woven silk fabric patterned with raised supplementary-weft motifsSilk · Brocade · Zari work
🇮🇳 IndiaKachchh shawldhabla
A dense wool shawl handwoven in Kutch, Gujarat, once traded for fleece and grain.Wool · Embroidery · Tie-dye
🇮🇹 ItalyToga
A draped semicircular woollen cloth worn by citizens in ancient RomeWool · Embroidery
🇬🇷 GreeceHimationἱμάτιον
An ancient Greek draped mantle of woven wool or linen, worn without pinsWool · Embroidery · Hand painting
🇬🇷 GreeceChlamysχλαμύς
An ancient Greek and Byzantine draped cloak made from a single rectangular clothWool · Embroidery
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Toga: Anonymous ( Category:Roman Empire ) Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Himation: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Brocade: After James Lehman (England, circa 1688-1745), Public domain, source
- Kachchh shawl: Ekabhishek, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chlamys: Unknown author, Public domain, source