How To Drape a Sari: No. 57 Warli Drape - Maharashtra, India

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How-to Drape Instructions:

1. Drape pallu over the left shoulder at knee length.
2. Bring outer end piece once around the body clockwise and tie a knot at left waist.
3. Tuck in outer end piece at right waist.
4. Make about 2-3 pleats and tuck in at right waist.
5. Bring lower end piece between legs and tuck in at center back waist.
6. Pleat outer end piece once and tuck in at left waist.
7. Bring outer end piece once around the body clockwise.
8. Gather and pull to cascade. Tuck in at right waist.
9. Bring outer end piece around the body. Gather and tuck in at waist.
10. Continue draping across waist. Gather remaining outer end piece and twist, forming a waistband. Tuck in to secure.
11. Open pallu and drape over left shoulder. Bring pallu from back to front and tuck in at center back waist.

Sari Length: 8 meters / 9 yards
Sari: Raw Mango
Sari Detail: Chanderi, Silk and cotton
Associate Producer: Good Earth

Created by: Border&Fall
Producer & Creative Director: Malika Verma Kashyap
Sari Drape Advisory: Rta Kapur Chishti / Taanbaan Team
Associate Creative Directors: Deep Kailey, Rashmi Varma
Advisors: Sanjay Garg, Sunitha Kumar Emmart
Project Manager: Julia FG Smith
Border&Fall: Suniti Rao, Rhea Subramanian
Model: Carol Humtsoe