Spectacular and gorgeous soft handloom cotton sarees of Kanchipuram

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Kanchipuram, situated close to Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, is famous for its Kanchipuram or Kanjeevaram Sarees. Kanchipuram sarees are known for its handspun and hand-woven sarees. Kanchipuram sarees are famed for its soft, airy, comfortable and traditional patterns is elegant. Kanchi sarees are called as Kanjeevaram sarees. These traditional Sarees are of both silk and cotton. Kanchi sarees are specifies their patterns, attractive color combinations, appealing motifs, elegant pallus, and preferred during summer. kanchipuram saris are designed by pure mulberry silk. This industry comprises weavers and handloom weavers. To weave a Kanchipuram sari three shuttles are used. While the weaver works on the right side, his aide works on the left side shuttle. The border color and design are usually quite different from the body. If the pallu has to be woven in a different shade, it is first separately woven and then delicately joined to the Sari. The part where the body meets the pallu is often denoted by a zig zag line. It holds its own place as a popular variety of saree. Typical motifs are sun, moon, peacock, swan, lion and mango. Themes like jasmine flowers scattered between boundaries, parallel lines running across or temple structures are also popular. Other common motifs include a jasmine bud within a square or a round frame, locally known as mallinaggu. Another is Thandavalam where parallel lines run across the body of the Sari. These sarees are designed with the ethnic patterns and thread woven borders along with self color borders, have a rich look to others. These sarees mainly available in plain borders, and elegant pallu. These sarees are excellent in thread woven works, in resham border with zari or silver works. These sarees are awesome feel to the women who wear this saree. And women feel comfortable all over day with this saree through the airy and soft feel. The South handloom Kanchi cotton sarees with embroidered bootis and having silk or zari brocades as borders, are suitable wear for daily casual, corporate office, college and functions. Where as the fancy version having block prints with resham border is a fushion of trendy and ethnic, would be ideal as occasional wear for working women alike. These are enhanting plain Kanchi cotton sarees as well with attractive stripes on a designer pallu and nice shiny zari borders. And these sarees are available in the affordable prices for all women.