Are you bored of wearing your saree the same traditional way?

We have put forward few looks to help you with this issue. Follow our space to know more:

1. The modern ‘Seedha pallu’ look.

Start with draping your saree the regular way, then pleat the pallu as how you’d in seedha pallu, keep the pallu tightly covering your bodice.

Pleat the pallu in an asymmetrical manner for the peplum effect.

Complete the look with some silver jewellery and red lipstick.

2. The chiq tribal look.

Again start with draping saree the regular way, keeping pallu neat and long.

Take the extended pallu and put it in the front where the pallu starts, secure it with the traditional waist band.

Add matching necklace as the waist band, keep the makeup nude and glowy.

If you have seen Weavers sitting in their looms, peddling the footer and moving the shuttle back and forth, and think thats how a saree is made? Then you must have not seen the complete picture.

It takes 3-5 days, handful of resources and a lot of men power to create one saree. Check out all the process and behind the scenes of a single saree.

1. Dyeing

The scoured yarns are bleached first, rinsed and then dyed with vat dyes of different colors. They adjust the intensity of the color to get different tints and shades. There are about 6-7 men who works here.

2. Drying

The yarns are then hung and air dried in a huge open space.

3. Winding

Winding of yarns for warp are done through a big charkha, called Jantaram. At a time, yarns for 36 sarees can be winded for warp. It takes about 1and a half-2 days to complete one set. The charkha is manually rotated clockwise and anti-clockwise to achieve the 8 shape.

Whereas winding of yarns for weft are done in Ratnam. This is a small charkha which is commonly found in every weaver’s house. They convert the han yarns into small reel, to fit it into shutting.

4. Street Sizing

Sizing is the starching of yarns to make it crisp and strong. ‘Ganji’, which is the boiled rice water is used as the starching agent. Firstly, the 36 yards of yarns are fixed into a wooden stand, folded in half. Then, the starch is sprayed with spray noozle and distributed evenly with a brush, this process is repeated until the desired result is achieved.

5. Street Warping

After sizing, the warp yarns are then rolled into a roller called ‘bonda’ for the further process of weaving.

However, for the yarns that doesn’t need starching, warping is done separately in the same setting.

6. Weaving

When the weaver gets the ‘bonda’, warped yarns, they set it into their looms, the yarns are passed through combs and are hold by white threads called ‘jaal’, the ends are then tied to other roll, where after wefting, the sarees are kept.

The weft yarn reels are inserted into the shuttle, and the weaving process takes place. It takes 1-2 days to complete one saree.

Which is then finished, scanned for defects, packed and is ready to deliver to you.

Napping at work break, if ‘Nature’ and ‘Conscious living’ is something, you dream of or if you are a traveller who is looking to explore beauty, warmth and sustainability. Then, a trip to Bandarulanka is all you need. Here are 4 reasons, Why you should definitely visit ‘Bandarulanka’ for your next weekend?

1. The exclusive handloom sarees.

Bandarulanka is famous for its elegant cotton saree with 80 yarn count. So, If you are around, visit the weavers and gift your loved ones and yourself sarees straight from their looms. You can also give them designs for your bespoke saree. And all of this without burning a hole in your pocket, as these are super budget friendly. Also check out their range of jamdani and pattu saree. I am sure you’ll end up shopping for your whole year.

2. The amiable neighborhood

If you come from a Metropolitan city and is unaware of the person next door, because of busy lifestyles of both of yours. Maybe you can quench your thirst of socializing here in Bandarulanka with friendly and cordial neighborhood who’ll make sure you have your best time, once they be a little comfortable with you. Trust me, they might even leave their works to host you.

3. Did anybody say- Food?

While you are up here, with pollution free air also comes healthy and tasty food. If you are a fan of seafood, the place is no less that a heaven for you. Well, there is a lot for vegetarians too. Whatever you eat, it’ll be super delicious in its own way. Don’t forget to try on sweets and fresh organic fruits.

4. Main Attractions!

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Bandarulanka is surely blessed with a lot of beautiful temples with extraordinary architecture and aesthetics.

There are a lot of coastal areas in the range of 50kms, So if you wanna lie in the beach and soak up the sun with coconut in your hand, you can choose any destination nearby. There is also extremely famous place called Antarvedi, where Vashista Godavari submerges into Bay of Bengal.

“Wear hand-woven Sarees, you don’t just wear a saree, you wear a story“

‘Bandarulanka’, a village in East Godavari district. But what even Google failed to mention is the beautiful and century old craft of- Hand woven Sarees- and thus called Bandarulanka Sarees. These are hand woven Cotton sarees with 80 yarn counts, woven mostly by elder weavers of age 45-60.

The weaving techniques and heritage has been passed on from generation to generation. These sarees comes in all colors, with contrasting borders and booti motifs. Zari is also incorporated in the design to add to its richness. What makes it even more innovative, is the introduction of ikkat dyed patterns for the border which was introduced 60 years back, when a man bought a pochampalli saree to the village.
The price range for these sarees starts from Rs.400 upto 800 max.

Few weavers also practise Upadda sarees, which has got GI tag back in 2007. These are silk sarees with zari warp and pattu silk in weft. They are lustrous and royal looking sarees with color blocking or checks pattern. It ranges from Rs. 2600 upto 4000.

If you think thats all Bandarulanka has to offer, hold up your seat belts and stay tune to know more about it.