11 Jun 2026Shopping for sarees in Connaught Place: a 79-year-old shop’s guide
How to find a real saree shop in Connaught Place, what to expect at the counter, and when to come. Written by a family that has stood here since 1979.
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From the counter
What 79 years of selling cloth teaches you, written down plainly.
11 Jun 2026
11 Jun 2026Buying Indian sarees online from the USA: shipping, sizes and blouses
A plain guide for anyone in the USA buying sarees from India: what shipping costs, how customs works, blouse and stitching questions, and paying from abroad.
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11 Jun 2026Indian sarees and suits delivered to the UK, from a Connaught Place shop
Ordering sarees and suits to the UK from India: what delivery costs, how long it takes, what customs may apply, and gifting to family back home.
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11 Jun 2026Types of sarees explained: cotton, silk, Chanderi, Ilkal, Bandhani and more
A plain guide to the saree fabrics and weaves worth knowing: cotton, silk, Chanderi, Ilkal, Bandhani, Banarasi and georgette, and which to buy first.
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11 Jun 2026How to drape a saree: the classic Nivi and three regional styles
A beginner-friendly guide to draping a saree: what you need first, the classic Nivi drape step by step, and the Bengali, Gujarati and office styles.
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11 Jun 2026Sarees for daily wear and the office: a working woman’s guide
Which sarees survive a commute and a desk day: the fabrics, colours and a five-saree work wardrobe, from a shop that has dressed Delhi’s office-goers since 1979.
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11 Jun 2026How to tell a real silk saree from a fake
Pure silk or art-silk? A shopkeeper’s honest guide to reading a saree: the feel, the zari, the price reality, and why a fair label matters more than a test.
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11 Jun 2026Saree fall and pico: what they are and why every saree needs them
What a saree fall and pico actually do, why a new saree needs both before its first wear, doing it yourself versus the tailor, and ironing without flattening zari.
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11 Jun 2026How to wash and store a silk saree so it lasts a generation
The washing, drying, folding and monsoon-storage routine that keeps a silk saree alive for decades, written down from 79 years behind a Delhi counter.
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10 Jun 2026From Karol Bagh to Connaught Place: 79 years of Textile House
In 1947 a family arrived from what is now Pakistan and started again with cloth. The story of how one counter became four generations.
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10 Jun 2026What Delhi's office-goers taught us about sarees
Ministry clerks and PSU officers have bought sarees from our counter since 1979. Here is what forty-seven years of 9-to-5 customers taught us.
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10 Jun 2026How to care for sarees, suits and shawls: the counter guide
The washing, drying and storing advice we repeat across the counter every day, written down. Cotton, silk, georgette and wool, all covered.
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