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Factual Saree of Tamil Nadu - Chettinad sarees

For many years the chettinad saree are named after the town attained, in the south of Tamil Nadu. The saree is perfect for the hot and humid atmosphere of Tamil Nadu, because of its absorbency and breathability fabric.
The traditional chettinad saree is shorter in length and ended at the calves, leaving the ankles visible. While the look of the saree is heavy thick in contrast is lightweight. A dramatic appeal to the saree with design pattern use is tints, lines, and shapes. Checks, stripes, and contrasts are designers' favorites and they are fascinated by the visual treat that is seen on the saree.
In vintage photos and portrayed this saree was made thick because they were worn blouseless. To date, a very classical south Indian look is created when the saree is wrapped around manner without a blouse.

History 
The chettinad saree originated from the Nagarathar community, who is native to the town of karaikudi.
Based on the findings of NIFT scholars the present saree is hybrid version of chettinad saree. For over years this style of saree existed. Till 1920 the saree manufacture by using 40s *40s, recently it is created by using 60s* 60s thread. It is normally 48” inches wide and 5.5 meters length and colors commonly used are maroon, mustard and black.
Making process 
Pure cotton is used for traditional chettinad saree. The yarn is clean and starch is applied to increase the strength followed by coloring process, washed in normal water and dried at room temperature.
Then once again the yarn is washed to check the color and strength. Simultaneously, using rod the yarn is stretcher, opened, looped, and then dried outdoor for the wrapping process. A wrap is attached to the corresponding thread of the saree where the process continued using fly shuttle with pit looms.
With do by the extra wrap designs are woven.
The Devanga Chettiyars community is commonly engaged since ancient days. To obtain contract border three shuttles were used.

How to distinguish the Chettinad saree 
On each side of the border, small stripes with different colors are created at the joint of the border. Addition of wrap design is used. Commonly the two sides of the border are in stripes. The fabric of the saree is thicker. Check patterns or broad strips are present in the saree.
The saree is famous for its comprehensive use of colors contrast tints, and stripes, and check patterns. The saree design has evolved over the period and what makes it a prized procession is its ethnic look and versatility.

Present scenario 
Though chettinad saree may not have received the universal fame but, there is suitable improvement in the sarees to meet the requirements of modern-day women. Both silk, as well as cotton fabric, uses kandaangi borders with embroidery designs and elegant colors and patterns They become softer and finer with the increase of thread count in it with high-demand synthetic fibers also introduced to the saree.
Nowadays teens and young working women choose as traditional look. Even, the saree is exported widely. The Chettinad saree is the icon replicating the splendid past and flavor of the present.

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