Handloom Silk Sarees

For all the penetration of mechanical looms, handloom saris have always killed the competition. Nothing can ever replace the sheer spectacle of beholding an elaborate beauty on the façade of the fabric as much as its back.

Conversely, mechanical looms weave in mediocre patterns, which are made with floats across the back of the sari. As a result, the sari is all about misleading overtures, when it really looks ugly on the back.

In contrast, handloom ones do not compromise exquisiteness, not least in its fibers. Polyester, nylon, rayon and all them artificial fibers are considered deviations. Handloom silk sarees and their ilk still beget unbending attention.

But beauty comes at a price though. The likes of handloom silk sarees are more expensive than the machine knockoffs.

Still, many a woman knows nothing on earth holds a candle to handlooms like handloom silk sarees.

If any nation should be ecstatic about handlooms, it should be India, whose handloom heritage predates other olden civilizations.