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Sarees beginning with P

14 sarees under P.

🇮🇳 IndiaPaithani A Maharashtrian handwoven silk sari with interlocking tapestry borders and peacock motifsSilk · Zari work · Brocade 🇹🇭 ThailandPanungผ้านุ่ง A cotton strip wrapped at the waist and falling below the knees, worn in ThailandCotton · Checks and stripes 🇮🇳 IndiaPasapali sari A handloom ikat saree from Odisha with chess-board checks in contrasting colours.Ikat · Checks and stripes 🇵🇭 PhilippinesPatadyong An indigenous wrap skirt and versatile tube garment woven in the PhilippinesChecks and stripes 🇮🇳 India and 1 morePathin A striped wrap skirt of the Hajong people, worn from bust to calf in Northeast IndiaSilk · Checks and stripes 🇮🇳 IndiaPatola sari A double ikat silk saree from Patan, Gujarat, dyed and knotted before it is wovenSilk · Ikat 🇮🇳 IndiaPat silkপাট ৰেচম A glossy, naturally white mulberry silk from Assam, woven into mekhelas and chadarsSilk 🇮🇳 IndiaPedana Kalamkari Hand block-printing with plant dyes, centred on Pedana town in Andhra PradeshBlock print 🇮🇳 IndiaPhanekꯐꯅꯦꯛ A traditional Meitei wraparound skirt woven with striped borders in ManipurMuga · Embroidery · Checks and stripes 🇮🇳 IndiaPheichom A men's wrap of the Meitei people of Manipur, worn like the dhoti, in cotton or silkCotton · Block print 🇮🇳 IndiaPhool Patti ka Kaam Flowers and leaves cut from cloth and hemmed on, an appliqué craft of Aligarh and RampurCotton · Appliqué · Embroidery 🇮🇳 IndiaPipili appliqué workଚାନ୍ଦୁଆ A stitched-cloth craft from Pipili, Odisha, born to dress the chariots of JagannathCotton · Appliqué · Embroidery 🇮🇳 IndiaPochampally sari A Telangana handloom saree whose geometric motifs are dyed into the yarn before weavingSilk · Ikat 🇮🇳 IndiaPuttapaka saree A silk double-ikat saree tied and dyed by hand in Puttapaka village, Nalgonda.Silk · Ikat · Tie-dye

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The weekly drape

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