A Short History of 6 Yards of Elegance
One of the amazing facts about the 6 Yards of elegance is that the history of the sarees goes long back to 3000 BC. The mention of Sarees is first done in Hindu cultural hymns: Rig Veda. Saree is the cultural attire of women in so many countries in South Asia, followed by India, the list includes Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal just to name a few. India remains the powerhouse of dying, printing, and silk-weaving sarees . And India remains one of the last handicrafts markets in the world till now. There are almost 30 different regional varieties you can find in hand-weaved sarees in India. Varanasi- the city situated on the banks of river Ganga; specializes in weaving silk sarees on a wooden handloom, the old style to make Banarasi Silk Sarees . The specialty of this saree is it is usually in bright red color and the hoarder work- zari; is done by a trimmed metallic thread. This metal could be different, it is copper generally, but at times it could be silver or gold, too. That is th