Born and brought up in India, Saree/Sari has been an integral part of my life. I could probably write a novel with all the personal stories and incidences around these 4-9 yards of fabric . But what is interesting is the million different uses they have other than wearing as a garment. They make such beautiful raw material for so many of the creations!
One such project that I and my sister S enjoyed together was Rug Making (Braiding technique). We found that cotton sarees are the best for this. Trash to treasures! We would eagerly wait for mom to declare that she was retiring one of her sarees. Cut it into ~inch wide stripes and made small sized rugs for use around the house. One such rug I made during my visit a couple of years ago, mom found it so beautiful that she refused to use it on the floor and hung it on the wall instead.
I am currently experimenting crocheting a rug with synthetic sarees. This is a solid rectangle worked with Double Crochet Stiches throughout. Simple enough, right?! A tad bit of laziness to count, and I must have taken it apart about 5-6 times already and my family cannot fathom how/why I keep going back :) It is in a paused state right now since I have run out of old unused sarees, or in knitting-lingo this is WIP (Work In Progress).
Silk sarees that were either too jazzy to one's taste to wear as sarees or were just uninteresting or the wearer just got bored (these last forever if they are well maintained) were transformed into Salwars and Chudidaars. I remember short toddler frocks, lehengas and kurtis made for my nieces and later for my own daughters. Patchwork and Quilting are among other techniques that I think can use this beautiful fabric. Window treatments with chiffon sarees. Bet you have seen that!
One such project that I and my sister S enjoyed together was Rug Making (Braiding technique). We found that cotton sarees are the best for this. Trash to treasures! We would eagerly wait for mom to declare that she was retiring one of her sarees. Cut it into ~inch wide stripes and made small sized rugs for use around the house. One such rug I made during my visit a couple of years ago, mom found it so beautiful that she refused to use it on the floor and hung it on the wall instead.
I am currently experimenting crocheting a rug with synthetic sarees. This is a solid rectangle worked with Double Crochet Stiches throughout. Simple enough, right?! A tad bit of laziness to count, and I must have taken it apart about 5-6 times already and my family cannot fathom how/why I keep going back :) It is in a paused state right now since I have run out of old unused sarees, or in knitting-lingo this is WIP (Work In Progress).
Silk sarees that were either too jazzy to one's taste to wear as sarees or were just uninteresting or the wearer just got bored (these last forever if they are well maintained) were transformed into Salwars and Chudidaars. I remember short toddler frocks, lehengas and kurtis made for my nieces and later for my own daughters. Patchwork and Quilting are among other techniques that I think can use this beautiful fabric. Window treatments with chiffon sarees. Bet you have seen that!
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