Kinds of Pattu Sarees in South India

India is very famous for its Pattu Sarees and mainly in South India. There are different kinds of Pttu Sarees in South India. In India we call silk as "Pattu". India is the second largest country that producers of silk in the world and the first place is China. But the consumption of silk is more in India only because of its value that is attached with the commodity. It is a tradition in India to wear a saree at the time of marriages and any other auspicious ceremonies. Silk is a symbol of royalty and historically used by upper class primarily.

There traditional sarees like the Banarasi sarees, Kanjeevaram sarees, Konard sarees, Mysore silk sarees, Pochampally sarees, Ikat sarees, Chanderi sarees, Paaithani sarees, Tussar sarees , Patola sarees, Uppada sarees, Kubayra sarees etc are the exclusive creations of the Pattu sarees.

Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. The protein fiber of silk is composed mainly of fibroin and is produced by certain insect larvae to form cocoons. The best known silk is obtained from the cocoons of the larvae of the mulberry silkworm. The shimmering appearance of silk is due to the silk fiber, which allows silk cloth to refract incoming light at different angles, thus producing different colors.
As India is the second largest country of producing silk ,the 97% of the raw silk comes from five Indian states, namely Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Jammu & Kashmir , Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.

KANCHIPURAM PATTU SAREE:

                       A Kanchipuram pattu sari is a type of saree traditionally made by weavers from Kanchipuram located in Tamil nadu, India. Kanchipuram saree is referred to as South India's Banarasi sarees.

                     These are woven naturally and distinguished by their wide contrast broders. Temple borders, checks, stripes and floral are tradiotional designs found on a Kanchipuram sarees.

                     Kanchipuram sarees vary widely in cost depending upon the intricacy of work, colors, pattern, material used like Zari etc. The silk is also known for its quality and craftsmanship, which has helped ern its name.

DHARMAVARAM PATTU SAREE:

                    Spreading out its essence from the enriched land of Andhra Pradesh, this ethnic silk has imprinted a long lasting statement style with its heavy colored borders which accompanied by shaded pallus which enhance the intrinsically woven golden borders. This embroidered fabric is also considered to be 'The ' sari for the 'Bride'. Etched with traditional beauty and royality, Dharmavaram silk sarees have made it big and are renowned within the family of silk, as well as in the fashion world.

                  The Dharmavaram sarees of today are innovatively embellished with decorative stones, chamkies, sequins and kundhans which are either contain the same color or are multi colored. Besides sarees this art work can also be witnessed on salwar kameez, kurthis, scarves and stoles. Even handloom items like carpets , bed sheets, curtains, bags and cushion covers have this artwork imprinted on them.

                As the texture of this fabric is extremely silky as well as the weight of these sarees are on the heavier side, only dry cleaning washes and gentle ironing are recommended.