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  2. Category:Saris - Wikipedia

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  3. Mysore silk - Wikipedia

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    These threads are used to produce various silk products among which Mysore silk saree is the most popular. Since the saree zari contains 65% pure silver and 0.65% of gold, it is also one of the most expensive silk saree in India. [10]

  4. Sari - Wikipedia

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    A sari (sometimes also saree [1] or sadi) [note 1] is a drape (cloth) [2] and a women's garment in the Indian subcontinent. [3] It consists of an un-stitched stretch of woven fabric arranged over the body as a dress, with one end attached to the waist, while the other end rests over one shoulder as a stole, [4] [5] sometimes baring a part of the midriff.

  5. History of Pakistani Americans in Houston - Wikipedia

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    Pakistanis in Houston include owners of small and large businesses as well as computer software/hardware engineers and medical professionals. Smaller businesses include convenience stores, gas stations, and restaurants; while larger businesses are related to the fields of information technology, manufacturing, real estate, and textiles.

  6. Kota Doria - Wikipedia

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    Silk was added to the cotton in a 20:80 ratio approximately to give the sari strength. This has become the usual cotton silk Kota Doria blend. Nowadays hand woven silk Kota Doria saris have also become popular. At first the design known as a buti was small and regular but larger designs are now made according to fashion and taste. A standard ...

  7. Kantha - Wikipedia

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    The stitching on the cloth gives it a slightly wrinkled, wavy effect. Contemporary kantha is applied to a wider range of garments such as sarees, dupatta, shirts for men and women, bedding and other furnishing fabrics, mostly using cotton and silk. Modern Kantha-stitch craft industry involves a very complex multi-staged production model. [6]

  8. Tussar silk - Wikipedia

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    The saree is the most important tussar silk product [8] [9] although it is also used as the base material for handicrafts, furnishing fabrics, and stitched apparel. [2] With the introduction of chemical dyes, the range of available colors has increased significantly. [2] Some fashion designers use tussar silk in their creations.

  9. Paithani - Wikipedia

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    Paithani Bridal Sari Paithani Bridal Sari An aeroplane with a Paithani design created by Meera Mehta an Indian textile designer, on its vertical stabilizer-rudder.. Paithani is a variety of sari, named after the Paithan town in Aurangabad from state of Maharashtra in India where the sari was first made by hand.