Steps on how to tie a Saree

WEAR  SAREE

Step 1. First put on a choli and a petticoat. The blouse must be close fitting.The petticoat must be ankle length and should have a draw string at the top,Pull the drawstring and tie the petticoat around the waist

comfortably.

Step 2. The petticoat should be tied tightly, so that the saree does not slip. Take the inner edge of the saree and tuck it into the petticoat in front, a little more to the right side, with the saree going towards the left.

Step 3. Gather pleats evenly and neatly, and tuck them into the petticoat, slightly towards the left side, but not too much to the left. See that the breadth of the pleats is equal, and that they are piled on top of each other evenly. The lower edge of the pleats should also be even and just off the ground. The gracefulness of the saree depends mainly on these pleats.

Step 4.Having tucked in the pleats, turn around again to the right, holding the top edge of the saree in your hand, and bring it round your hips to the front.

Step 5. Gather the pallu, and place it over the left shoulder. The upper border of the saree should slant across the bust from under the right arm to over the left shoulder.The palu should be about a yard (90 cm.) in length, just touching the fingertips, as it falls evenly behind you.

If you still feel it is hard to drape the saree. Designers have come out with a novel solution, pre-stitched sarees. Pre-stitched sarees makes saree wearing a one step easy process. These sarees are draped and stitched together with a petticoat to make it an easily wearable garment, just like putting on a skirt, without the fuss of tucking, pleating and adjusting the pallav length. This easy to wear, pre-stitched saree can be worn by any body without the bother of actually draping it.