Korvai weaving technique

Korvai is a weave technique used to achieve contrast border and pallu. The technique involves interlocking borders and pallu weaving them together seamlessly. Being a labour intensive technique, hand korvai weaving has been on a steady decline wuickly being replaced by assisted mechanised korvais. This makes korvai sarees a collectible for every saree lover. At Aavaranaa, we work on our own designs on korvai looms in Kanchipuram. They are featured in our Mohana range of sarees.