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SAREE CLEANING TIPS

1. To clean shiffon saress with oil marks. Apply talcom powder on marks, fold and keep them aside for a week. After one week clean them.

TV SHOWS ON KANCHIPATTU, UPPADA AND BANARAS PATTU SAREES

Progams on Kanchipattu, Uppada and Banaras pattu sarees in telugu language.

1. Different Types of Lightweight Kanchi Pattu and Uppada Sarees  - Videolink
2. Different types of Banaras and Uppada Sarees  - Videolink
3. A Ladies Special Show - UPPADA SAREES  - Videolink

TIPS - SAREES BLOUSES

1. Sometimes we just want to have a sleeveless blouse with a very daringly deep saree blouse neck. However, you will realize when looked objectively that in most cases than not, a very deep saree blouse neck design looks more beautiful and sexy when the sleeve is kept long or up to the elbows. The reason behind this is that it helps create contrast.
2. When you think of puff sleeve for your saree blouse then avoid geometrical necklines like square saree blouse neck, sharp V saree blouse neck or rectangle saree blouse neck. Think of neck designs that are more rounded like round neck, rounded V which is known as "paan" shaped neck which literally is derived from the leaf chewed by women in the Indian-sub-continent with betle nut.
3. If the Saree blouse material that you will be using is over crowded with pattern then it is best to keep the blouse design simple or else it might look like the jungle.

TIPS TO FIND OUT IF THE SAREE IS MADE OF PURE SILK

To find out if the saree is made of pure silk, a simple method can be followed.
Take a few threads from the warp and weft and burn them from their ends. When the thread stops burning, a very tiny ash ball might be left behind.Rub the ball in-between your fingers and smell the powdered ash. If it is pure silk, it will smell like burnt hair. Silk, wool, leather and hair all burn alike and form an ash ball. In case of artificial silk, the fibers will flare and burn out quickly there will be neither ash ball nor smell like burnt hair. This silk fabric test is sure to help you while buying silk fabric.

Imitation zari will turn black in a couple of years. Incidentaly, "pure gold" zari is a misnomer - it is not gold thread but has at its core a silk thread over which silver wire is twisted and then dipped in gold. 

SAREES AND BLOUSES TIPS

SAREES AND BLOUSES TIPS

1. While washing silk sarees add a little lemon juice. The colour won’t fade and it will give a glossy finish.
   
2. Brown or Dark skin color women should normally buy dark colors – like green, maroon or dark pink etc.
   
3. Georgette, Chiffon or Chignon saree is for the women on heavier side. Heavy Mysore Silk saree look beautiful and it tends to look slimmer.
   
4. Thin women should buy Cotton, Tissue, Tussar Sarees and Organza. This will give a fuller effect.
   
5. Small borders or no borders sarees are for the shorter women. As big borders make one looks shorter, they should definitely avoid big borders.
   
6. In the case of printed Sarees, try to avoid the big prints as it gives a flashy and a huge look. Delicate print on a Saree, gives a delicate look.
   
7. If you wear saree in office, you should pinup your Saree. You will feel comfortable. You will look very smart and it can easily manageable.
   
8. A function or in an outing, just pinup the saree and let the rest of the saree fall on your hand. But give a careful look at the Saree that should have a good fall. This gives a very attractive look.
   
9. You should iron properly the cotton, tissue or any starched Sarees before wearing it and at the time of draping, press and shape the pleats properly, do yourself or with the help of other.
   
10. Put the pin on the back shoulder so this keeps the saree intact and it does not show the pin.
    
11. Don't wear a very flared petticoat inside.
    
12. Do: wear a proper length petticoat, which is of the similar shade of the entire Saree fabric.
    
13. Don’t: wear an over long petticoat, which can be seen when the Saree is tied.