Jammu and Kashmir Saris

The mystic lands of lofty hills and glaciers enveloped in a pearly white blanket of snow, Jammu and Kashmir is indeed a paradise on earth. Apart from the panoramic rhapsodies, the state is also known for its exquisite handicrafts that include the nine long yards of Jammu and Kashmir saris.

According to the dictionary, a sari is a quintessential apparel used to drape the females. This beautiful garment that is simple nine long yards of beautiful flowing and unstitched cloth is mainly worn by the womenfolk in the Indian subcontinent as well as its neighbors Bangladesh, Paksitan, Nepal and Sri Lanka. The lovely cloth is usually worn over a colorful and often elaborately embellished blouse or choli and wrapped hugging the waist and then firmly pulled across the shoulder. The sari does much to accentuate the natural beauty characteristic of South Asian women and are also a rage with the fashion conscious women abroad.

A substantial amount of mulberry cultivation is done in agriculture to contribute to the people's economic subsistence. The mulberry is used as a feed for the silkworms who are carefully and diligently reared to produce fine, supple and bouncy silk. The traditional Kashmiri silk, known for its thin and soft finesse is an oxymoron owing to its intrinsic robustness. This fine silk is primarily used to make the traditional Jammu and Kashmir saris that are very much in vogue all over the country as well as abroad. In fact, no Jammu and Kashmir shopping expedition is ever complete or fulfilling without picking up a couple of exquisite saris decorated with the archetypal Kashmiri embroidery with bright floral designs.

Last Updated on 8/29/2011