Tips to preserve Silk Saree for long run
For the first wash, Soak the saree in salt water and then rinse well in cold water.
Do not wash with soap in the beginning.
After two or three plain water washes, use mild detergent and clean quickly.
Do not brush or lash a silk saree, this might tear the zari.
Wash pallu(Mundhi) and border separately in the beginning.
Do not bundle and keep wet for a long time.
In case of stains, wash with cold water immediately.
For hard stains soak the stained area with petrol and brush with soft cloth.
Do not bundle the wet saree along with the inferior variety clothes like choli, Under gown(Petticoat), etc.
While pressing, keep the iron in medum heat only.
Store sarees in a cold dry place dusted with neem leaves.
Make sure to change the saree fold once a month in order to avoid zari breakage.
For crispy dosas
Add a teaspoon of tur dal gram and some fenugreek seeds while soaking rice
To peel garlic flakes easily
Wash and soak them in cold water for about an hour and then peel
How to avoid boiling milk from overflowing?
Apply some oil on the sides of the vessel in which you boil milk, in order to avoid it from overflowing
To make crispy potatoes or banana chips,
Sprinkle salt water over them while frying.
To make soft `chappathi`
Add 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda while mixing the dough for `chappathi` to make it soft.
To make the `poori` more tastier`
Add one tablespoon semoline for each 100g wheat flour.
If curry turns out too salty
Garnish it with some grated coconut mix with cumin powder.
Top five natural beauty tips
1.Look Fresh with Cucumbers:
Slice Cucumbers really thin and lay them over your eyes, forehead, cheeks, chin whatever looks puffy without good sleep.Cucumbers contain a mild astringent that will make you look like you actually got enough beauty sleep.
2.Let your lips look Rosy and soft:
Massage your lips with coriander leaf juice for soft and rosy lips.
3.No more cracked heels:
If you have cracked heels, melt paraffin wax; mix it with little mustard oil and apply on the affected area. Leave it overnight. After 10 or 15 days, your heels will become smooth.
4.Remove scars on your hands and feet:
If you have scars on your hands and feet, Remove them by rubbing over the scars with lemon peel for few days.
5.To reduce Dandruff:
Beat two eggs and add two tablespoons of water to it. Wet the hair and apply the egg mixture over the hair. Now massage your scalp and let the mixture on for ten minutes to fifteen minutes. Then rinse the hair with lukewarm water.
Six tips to select your Saree
1.Women on heavier side should buy sarees in Georgette, Chiffon or Chignon. Heavy Mysore Silk sarees look beautiful and one tends to look slimmer.
2.Shorter women should buy sarees with small borders or no borders. They should definitely avoid big borders as big borders make one look shorter.
3.Thin women should buy Organza, Cotton, Tissue and Tussar sarees. These sarees gives a full effect.
4.In printed sarees, avoid big prints, as it gives a gaudy and a huge look. Delicate print on a saree gives a delicate look.
5.Dark skin color women should generally buy Light colour sarees like maroon, green, dark pink etc.
6.Fair skin color women should generally buy dark colour sarees like maroon, green, dark pink etc.
How to adjust Saree for walking and moving
The saree is not the kind of garment, like a t-shirt, that you put on and wear all day and forget
about it. Draped clothing is about constant adjustment and movement. But this is the charm of it.
The pallu is made to be swept around back and front, tucked in at the waist when you`re working,
opened up and thrown over the shoulders like a shawl, or covering the head and neck and arms against
the hot sun. The saree is a dance of fabric.
One of the things that is the hardest to master is walking fast in the saree, going up stairs, down
stairs - you`ll feel the fabric tugging at your calves and this will mess up your stride
Climbing
Using your left hand and grab the pleats - pretty much level with your crotch and lift up, use your
left hand to lift the bottom hem of the saree up to mid calf. This helps a lot when going up stairs,
and keeps the bottom of your saree clean. This is a beautiful graceful gesture that is part of
wearing the saree.
General walking
Indian ladies do not walk as fast or with as long a stride as westerners. This is one reality not to
be overcome. Strolling is however, a good thing, especially in a hot climate. For faster paced
walking you can just pick up either the pleats and tuck them in a bit higher or if you want the full
length aesthetic and swish, you can discreetly lift the saree and petticoat by grabbing a handful of
fabric just below the left hip and holding it up a few inches. This is often enough to prevent
"saree tug". If you must motor unhindered, you can tuck your handful into the waistline. Silkier
cloth is easier to walk in because the fabric slides rather than tugs against itself. But you must
pin the pleats and shoulder or you will experience "saree migration".
Adjusting the tightness of the upper drape
The top border of the saree that drapes across your chest tends to loosen with wearing. You can just
pull the last wrap of fabric out of the waist and fold it once and tuck it in again over your left
hip.
Wraping a Saree - some Useful tips
- For your first time, chose a saree of synthetic material that is easy to drape and wear.
- You can attach the pleats to your petticoat with safety pins.
- On the pleating, you can "cheat" and make your first pleat by just folding and then start winding.
- Most people can never get the first pleat just right. So, after tucking in the pleats at the waist, pull out the first pleat, pull the material towards the right and tuck it behind your back.
- Some tuck in the pleats right in the center front, and some place them so that they begin at the
front and end on the left side. Both ways are correct.
- You can get someone to kneel on the floor before you and make sure that your pleats are even at the bottom. Then, with them holding the bottom of the pleats, tuck in the top part into your waist.
- The pallu should come over from your left shoulder and fall on your back.
- There are many other ways to dress in a saree. you can be creative when you are taking
your pallu. For example, You can take it from the back of your right shoulder and let it fall in front, or take
it back and let it fall after draping it on your neck. Similarly, there are innumerable ways of draping a saree. Be creative!
- Normally, the saree is a bit longer in the back than in the front. In the back, your saree should almost reach the floor.
- You can pin your saree to your blouse just below the right armpit (the side opposite to the shoulder
on which you have the pallu), or better a little bit to the back. This prevents the saree slipping off your left breast.
Wraping a Saree - some Fashion tips
- Try wearing bangles with your saree to bring attention away from your bare arms.
- You can wear an embellished blouse, and expose it a bit for a more attractive look.
- Wear the saree long, so that only the tips of your toes show. A short saree with visible ankles does
not look very elegant.
- Wear it with elegant sandals, boots, or any other elegant shoe. No chappels please
- You can get a beautiful lace-embellished petticoat or add lace to an ordinary one. It looks sexy
when accidentally exposed while climbing steps, etc. Such petticoats were worn in India by wealthy women in the times of the British empire.
- In office Pinup your Saree, this looks smart and is manageable too.
- For an outing or a function, just pin-up the tip of the saree and let the rest fall on your hand. This gives a very graceful look. But of course the Saree should have a good fall.
- Cotton, Tissue or any starched Sarees should be ironed properly and at the time of draping, the pleats should be done with your hands pressing and shaping it properly.
- Put the pin on the back shoulder as this keeps the saree intact and does not show the pin too.
- Don`t wear a very flared petticoat inside.
Wraping a Saree - some Warnings
- Make sure that the fall is on the inside near your feet.
- Make sure that your pleats are clean! Uneven pleats give an awkward appearance.
- Make sure your pleats are deep enough. Otherwise, you may have problems walking without having them slip out.
- When bringing the pallu over your shoulder, make sure the bit behind falls above your knee, or you may trip.
- Be sure that your petticoat is tight! It`s better to be a bit too tight, than too loose. Otherwise, your sari will start sagging, and the pleats will come out.
- A starched cotton or tissue saree is for the pros, as it can get crushed easily. So is an extremely slinky, hard-to-drape material.
- The petticoat should never be visible from under the sari when you stand.
