The Textile Tour of T. Nagar, organised as part of Madras Day celebrations, turned the spotlight on traditional weaves and contemporary interpretationsA textile walk in T. Nagar on a weekend will send even a seasoned shopper into a tizzy. With the warp in silk and the weft in cotton, the sari fuses the lightness of cotton and the grandeur of silk. We leave reluctantly to our next destination, but not without a useful tip: to take the starch out of a silk sari, soak it in a bucketful of water with two drops of kerosene. What connects both these stores is their love for the quintessential silk sari, but they seem to be working towards it in two very different ways. Together, hopefully, the stores will herald the revival of silk weaves.

Source: The Hindu August 22, 2016 11:03 UTC