Monday, February 17, 2020

Tangible memories

A 'Dusty Rose' colour Kanchi with single side border.

During
my childhood in Kerala, there were these weavers who would visit us before Onam, carrying sarees. This was a big occasion for the women at home, as silk sarees were expensive and we mostly bought mundum neriyathum (the two piece Kerala 'saree') from.shops...these weavers brought select but jewel coloured sarees, not very expensive and the ladies at home would stock up on these...wearing my mom's 35 year old Kancheepuram silk saree bought from such a weaver...it's nothing fancy, no korvai and it's single border with thread work, but I truly love the dusty rose colour of the saree (it's a dual tone) and the orangish red border, choli is a simple one that somehow matches with this one