more-inThis Deepavali was a very happy one for weaver D. Krishnamoorthy and his family — he got an order for a Korvai silk saree! If we weave a Korvai saree, we will get enhanced wages. In a Korvai saree, the artisan weaves the body and the border of the saree using two different coloured threads simultaneously. Korvai sarees require two people sitting at the loom and if a smaller person helped, it is easier. Now, the younger generation of silk saree wearers does not know that such a saree exists and we also don’t stock them.

Source: The Hindu October 24, 2017 19:47 UTC