Readymade 9 yards saree

Hi,
Anybody can help me the steps or take some photographs of wearing madisar (Type: Tamil Bhramin VadaMama Type). I forgot some steps. It will be very much helpful if anyone post. I have searched it in the net and it is not available.

Thanks
Birraj

dear birraj,
here is a link, but i think the thalappu should come on to the left side rather than the right that is shown here, if i come across the right one i will post it, this is the one for now though..Nilacharal - A Tamil entertainment ezine presenting interesting contents and useful services

regards sunkan

Originally Posted by birraj

Hi,
Anybody can help me the steps or take some photographs of wearing madisar (Type: Tamil Bhramin VadaMama Type). I forgot some steps. It will be very much helpful if anyone post. I have searched it in the net and it is not available.

Thanks
Birraj

birraj,
, Here is the Iyer way of wearing a madisar. ..
*Stand with your legs about 2 ft apart *Make 5-6 pleats in one end of the saree (lengthwise).
*Keep the pleats on your left (at the back) and bring the saree around your body and make a knot at the left back in your waist line.(In the direction Left-> Front-> Right-> Left)
* Bring it to the front and tuck one edge (and almost 1/2 way from that edge) in the front. Make the pleat (width of the saree) and bring the whole saree to the back under your legs.
* Tuck the saree at the back (waist line).
* Bring around the saree thro' your left after tucking the shorter edge slightly at your right.
* Bring the saree around your body again
* Hold it on your left and pass it on to your right shoulder arranging the border.
* Bring the border around and tuck it in the front.

I do not know how far it will help you
with regards

padma iyangar

Hello Sunkan and Padmavathy Iyer, Thanks for both of your replies. I also found these in the net. The Firstone is Iyankars type it is completely different one from Tamil Iyer type.

The Second one I have already saved the instructions it is helping little bit, I have tried still in correct form. Somehow I am missing somewhere.

Regards
Birraj

hi all,
where is the shanthi tailors in mylapore? i'm going to come to thanjavur for my mom 's place. that time i can come to chennai .are they stitching iyengar type 9 yards saree..? every time i'm having atug of war with 9 yards the saree wearing.pls help me with this.
thanks
harini

Originally Posted by padmaiyangar

birraj,
, Here is the Iyer way of wearing a madisar. ..
*Stand with your legs about 2 ft apart *Make 5-6 pleats in one end of the saree (lengthwise).
*Keep the pleats on your left (at the back) and bring the saree around your body and make a knot at the left back in your waist line.(In the direction Left-> Front-> Right-> Left)
* Bring it to the front and tuck one edge (and almost 1/2 way from that edge) in the front. Make the pleat (width of the saree) and bring the whole saree to the back under your legs.
* Tuck the saree at the back (waist line).
* Bring around the saree thro' your left after tucking the shorter edge slightly at your right.
* Bring the saree around your body again
* Hold it on your left and pass it on to your right shoulder arranging the border.
* Bring the border around and tuck it in the front.

I do not know how far it will help you
with regards

padma iyangar

Thanks for the instructions! I was dressed in the madisar for the wedding by maamis and I have no clue how to replicate it, and it made me a little sad. Now at least I can try and practice! One question, though, I'm tall (5'9") and at the wedding we had a really hard time because the part that covers the calves kept going up and showing my legs! Are there any pointers to avoid this? They were laughing that even the 9 yard sari was not enough to cover all of me :D

Originally Posted by Marisa

Thanks for the instructions! I was dressed in the madisar for the wedding by maamis and I have no clue how to replicate it, and it made me a little sad. Now at least I can try and practice! One question, though, I'm tall (5'9") and at the wedding we had a really hard time because the part that covers the calves kept going up and showing my legs! Are there any pointers to avoid this? They were laughing that even the 9 yard sari was not enough to cover all of me :D

Nowadays nobody tries to do it in 9 yards saree. I tied it using the 5 1/2 yards normal saree. I am 5'6'' and I shud say mami who tied my saree was an expert. It came out beautifully and my legs were covered.And the occassion was my wedding and imagine the rituals. It was really tied well and only came out when i removed after the muhurat. You shud try to tie the saree from an experienced relative or friend.