‘I feel like my paati has enveloped me in a hug. She is long gone, but the sari that I am looking at is exactly like the one she would hang up on the clothesline in her kitchen in Mysore — tiny yellow, green and yellow checks with an arakku border and an unostentatious, simple zari and pallu. Only, paati’s was nine yards and this one is six.’ Sari experts in Coimbatore talk about how they are recreating or copying ancient saris on requests from clients. Hopefully, this will help keep the stunning motifs, weaves and textures alive.
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