Gujarat

Chodhri Drape

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This is a simple rural mid-calf between-the-legs drape ideally suited for work in the fields.


  • Sari Length 7.5 meters / 8 yards
  • Sari Abraham & Thakore
  • Sari Detail Kota Doria, Cotton, wool
  • Associate Producer Good Earth
How-to Drape Instructions
  1. Double knot sari at right waist with inner end in front.
  2. Tuck outer end in at left waist.
  3. Bring lower edge of outer end between legs and tuck in at center back waist.
  4. Tuck upper edge of outer end in at center front waist.
  5. Bring outer end anticlockwise and drape pallu over head and right shoulder.
  6. Tuck left edge of pallu in at left waist.

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