Care tips for your silk sari as well as tying instructions

   
   
Care tips for your   silk sari as well as tying instructions
  
   
   
How   to clean a saree 
  
   
   
Saree   is one of the most precious outfits in a women's wardrobe. Though purchasing   is a big deal, but saree care and saree wash is something challengeable.   Today, owning a silk sari meant not only the initial price of the garment but   also the cost of dry cleaning. All silk sarees are washable. Most silk sarees   can be hand washed. Technically, silk saree does not shrink like other   fabric. A good shampoo works well for clean sari . It will remove oil and   revitalize your silk saree.
  
   
   
Maintaining   your silk sarees: 
1.   Dry-Cleaning is Preferable 

Generally   silk sarees should be dry-cleaned. In hand washing, the consistency of the   silk may be altered, depending on the finishing treatment used to give it   sheen and the colour may run. Chlorine bleach damages silk and causes it to   yellow. 

2. Washing   Silks

Certain   pre-wash techniques have made certain washable. Raw silk, china silk, India silk,   crepe de chine, Pongee, Shantung, tussar, dupion   and jacquard silks are safer to wash. After washing, one should roll in a   towel to remove the excess moisture, and then hang on to dry on a padded   hanger. 

3. Stains

Stained   silk sarees should be dry-cleaned as soon as possible. Dyes and sizings tend   to discolour with moisture. Therefore attempting to remove stains with water   is not recommended without first testing the silk for colour fastness. It is   difficult to remove a concentrated food or beverage stain. Scrubbing or   pressing could ruin the fabric. 

Protein   Stains : These stains include blood, deodorant, egg, meat juices and   perspiration. To clear such stains, first detergent should be applied to the   garment. Then it should be soaked in cool water and laundered. In case of   persistent stains, rubbing a mixture of a few drops of Nh2 with hydrogen   peroxide should be tried.

Combination   Stains : These stains include chocolate, gravy, ice-cream and milk. First a   dry-clean solvent should be applied and then dried. The protein part of the   stain supplement can be treated by applying liquid detergent and rinsing with   cool water. Then after using a prewash stain remover, the silk should be   washed in the hottest water that it can stand. 

Nailpolish   Stain : This can be treated by rubbing acetone on the area. 

Lipstick   Stains: First Dry-cleaning fluids and then washing in soap and water can be   used to remove lipstick stains. 

Grease:   These stains are usually caused by oils, butter, margarine, crayon, medicines   and oil-based cosmetics. Dabbing on talc immediately will lift the stain.   After brushing off the talc, a stain remover can be applied and the silk   should be washed in the hottest water that it can stand. 































  


























   
   
    How   to wear a Saree 
  
   
   
 
  
   
   
The   saree is the traditional garment of India. Usually a piece of fabric   5-6 yards in width, the saree is worn with a petticoat of a similar shade and   a matching or contrasting blouse or choli.     The saree is strategically wrapped three times around the petticoat with the   inner end tucked into the petticoat on the right side wrapped around the   front to the back, pleated in the front on the second wrap and ending with   the extensively embroidered or printed end or pallau draped over the left   shoulder. The petticoat is worn just above or below the bellybutton and   functions as a support garments to hold the saree. Saree blouses are usually   attached to the sarees to minimize the color and shade variation.     A saree is not a dress. It is just fabric which needs to be draped in a   particular way to achieve the fully dressed effect.     Sarees are available in a number of fabrics like pure silks, cottons and   synthetics in various colors and are embellished with embroidery, gold thread   work or zari, painting, cutwork and appliqué work.     We have divided the saree draping process into 10 steps and can guide you   step by step. Various groups in India tend to wear the saree in   different ways but our version is the traditional one. We have a number of   Sarees available for immediate sale. 
  
   
   
Step 1 - Slip into the petticoat and fastened the   waistband at your upper hips or wherever you feel comfortable. Tuck the inner   top edge of the saree into the left side of the petticoat and wrap the saree   around the left side of your body. 
  
   
   
  
   
   
Step 2 - Bring the saree around the right side of   your body in a smooth neat wrap.
  
   
   
  
   
   
Step 3 - Holding the saree   firmly, start pleating it with your fingers keeping the pleats even and   straight. Gather about 1 yard of saree into the pleats. The rest is wrapped   around the body once more and draped over the shoulder.
  
   
   
  
   
   
Step 4 - Pleating takes both hands, with the   right hand holding the pleats and the left guiding the saree between the   forefinger at one edge and thumb and pinkie at the other edge your body. 
  
   
   
  
   
   
Step 5 - After accumulating enough pleats,   arrange them one behind the other and tuck them firmly in the band of the   underskirt just below or above the belly button.
  
   
   
  
   
   
Step 6 - Pull the rest of the saree around the   back and to the front from the right side and drape over the left shoulder.
  
   
   
  
   
   
Step 7 - You can wear the saree draped loosely as   in the photograph. This shows of the prints and gold embroidery on the pallau   or the outside left edge of the saree.
  
   
   
  
   
   
Step 8 - Or to keep the saree on place, you can   pleat the pallau and pin it at the left shoulder.
  
   
   
  
   
   
Step 9 - And there you go
  
   
   
  
   
   
Step 10 - The complete look
  
   
   
  
   
   


  

Written by Sagar Basak, personal technology columnist and founder of Most Useful Tricks. You can follow him on the social web or sign up for the email newsletter for your daily dose of how-to guides and video tutorials.

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