Journal - Teevra

Saree unboxing video - how to record one for a handloom saree order

Saree Unboxing Video: How to Record One (and Why We Ask)

Buying Guide · Deliveries Unboxing:the 60-second habit. A saree unboxing video takes a minute to record and settles almost every delivery problem. Here’s how to do it properly, and why we ask for one. 6-minute read · Buying Guide A handloom saree passes through several hands on its way to you: the weaver who packs it, the courier who carries…

Wedding Guest Saree: What to Wear to a Winter Wedding

Buying Guide · Wedding Season The guest:dressed for winter. A wedding guest saree for a winter wedding — what to wear to the mehendi, sangeet, ceremony, and reception in handloom, and how to look the part without outshining the bride. 8-minute read · Buying Guide Choosing a wedding guest saree sounds simpler than dressing as family, and it is, until…

What to wear for Dhanteras - handloom saree guide for Diwali week

What to Wear for Dhanteras to Bhai Dooj: A Diwali Week Guide

Buying Guide · Diwali Week Dhanteras toBhai Dooj: five days. What to wear for Dhanteras and the rest of Diwali week — Choti Diwali, Lakshmi Puja, Govardhan Puja, and Bhai Dooj — day by day, in handloom. 8-minute read · Buying Guide Diwali isn’t one day, it’s five, and each asks for something different from your wardrobe. Knowing what to…

Blouse Designs for Handloom Sarees: Which Style Goes With Which Weave

Buying Guide · Styling The blouse:half the saree. Blouse designs for handloom sarees, matched by weave — what suits a heavy silk, a sheer silk-cotton, an everyday cotton, a tie-dye, and an embroidered piece. 7-minute read · Buying Guide A blouse can make or break a saree, and with handloom, where the weave is the star, the wrong one is…

Jewellery for Kanjivaram saree - what to wear with gold zari

Jewellery for Kanjivaram Saree: What Goes With Each Look

Buying Guide · Styling Kanjivaram:the jewellery question. Jewellery for Kanjivaram saree, sorted — what to wear with a heavy silk and strong zari borders, whether it’s a wedding, a festival, or a quieter evening. 7-minute read · Buying Guide A Kanjivaram is already doing a lot — dense silk, broad zari borders, a pallu that catches every light. That’s why…

Handloom Saree Price Guide: What a Real One Should Cost

Buying Guide · Prices What a real oneshould cost. A handloom saree price guide for twelve Indian weaves — what genuine pieces cost, what the imitations cost, and why the gap is so wide. 8-minute read · Buying Guide The fastest way to spot a fake is often the price tag. Real handloom takes days, weeks, or months to make,…

Bandhani vs Leheriya - hand tie-dye handloom saree

Bandhani vs Leheriya: What’s the Difference?

Weave Spotlight · Compare Bandhani vs Leheriya:dots or waves? Bandhani vs Leheriya is the classic tie-dye question — both are tied, both are dyed, both are worn for festivals, and they are made in two completely different ways. 6-minute read · Weave Spotlight Both are tie-dye, both come from western India, and both turn up around weddings and monsoon festivals…

Ajrakh vs Bagru - hand-block printed handloom saree

Ajrakh vs Bagru: How to Tell the Two Block Prints Apart

Weave Spotlight · Compare Ajrakh vs Bagru:how to tell them apart. Ajrakh vs Bagru is one of the most common mix-ups in Indian block printing — two natural-dye hand-block traditions that look alike at a glance and are made very differently. 6-minute read · Weave Spotlight Put an Ajrakh and a Bagru next to each other and many people can’t…

Handloom sarees in the USA - Shaili Johri in a Teevra saree

Handloom Sarees in the USA: Shaili Johri’s Teevra Story

Customer Stories Shaili Johri:a bridge from India’s looms. Handloom sarees in the USA without compromising on authenticity — a conservation biologist on why almost a third of her sarees now come from Teevra, and why every one of them has a story. 5-minute read · Customer Stories Finding handloom sarees in the USA that are authentic, beautifully finished, and fairly…

What to wear for Navratri - handloom saree guide

What to Wear for Navratri: A Handloom Saree Guide

Buying Guide · Navratri Navratri:nine nights, nine colours. What to wear for Navratri, from the first day’s orange to the last night’s peacock green — puja mornings, garba evenings, and the grand finale. Here’s how to plan it without owning nine sarees. 7-minute read · Buying Guide Navratri comes with a built-in dress code — a colour for every day…