Amma has given me many beautiful sarees, and almost all of them were from the same few known sources. It must have been either of the two textile shops in town she would go to, or the local Sowrashtra saree traders who used to come with their bundles once in a while, or the Sowrashtra weaver from Arni with the pattus. Apart from these were the occasional calls from the Khadi or Co-optex showroom. Silk was still expensive a thing to buy then, and so these two showrooms in town used to get a few pieces before Diwali or Pongal. They would incentivise the local school teachers, government employees with interest free loans to buy silks during festivals. Most of the time the loan taken during Diwali would get repaid over the year till next Diwali. Feel, there was so much value to what one bought, possessed then, than now when things are available easily, online and also affordable for most middle class at least. This dark onion shade pattu, may be it is Arni and not Kanjivaram for it is lighter and in those days Kanchi never made light weight pattus. I love the zari kattams and the annams woven in. The dark copper border such a nice finish for the saree. This one of the #100Sareepact must also be 15 years old, from Co-Optex, and probably the dark copper silk blouse stitched then is still in good condition. I decided not to search for it and go with a dark Mehandi Mangalgiri blouse with a kalamkari patchwork border instead.
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