Shakespeare: Draping Tips
>> Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Shakespeare asked: How does one tie a sari?
Well, I've never tied a sari, so this one could have been a stumper, but for two things. First, my wonderful readers, who provided a quick answer:
Courtesy of The Mother: As a connoisseur and owner of many saris (I spent many years dressing in rectangles, since I never knew what size I would actually be), I found "Saris: An Illustrated Guide to the Indian Art of Draping" incredibly useful. It contains many, many styles of draping anything 5 to 9 yards long. Lots of gorgeous photos. One caveat: real women use safety pins, judiciously. You can get the book here: http://www.devi.net/buy.html#Barjons
Secondly, I have the internet. And I found this cool site (Exotic India)where you can take a look at a great deal of gorgeous saris (for reasonable to OMG prices), accessories and also links for (a) how to tie a sari and (b) links for patterns for different blouses. Fun stuff.
not a good topic for myself to answer.
Actually, Jeff, the same draping techniques used for saris can be used by men to drape the dhoti. Instructions in the same book. STILL not sure how they relieve themselves in those things, though. Those instructions, incredibly, are not in the book.