Gadwal Silk Sarees

The Sari is known for its exquisite and unique motifs of borders on the weft of saree. The Gadwal sarees are a blend or combination of cotton weave fabric in the body and the borders are in contrast with gold zari weave designs over it instead of a plain panel of zari.

The Gadwal silk sarees are simply the same in silk with a plain or butti body but with a design weave motif look on edge border of saree in golden. These motifs of borders can be in anything from floral leaves or architectural inspiration of motifs.

gadwal silk sarees
Gadwal sarees

Origin of Gadwal Sarees

They are woven in Andhra Pradesh and have their motif influence from South Indian architectural designs to traditional motifs like lotus and flowers. Cotton use of yarn in the body of saree and zari in the border is what a gadwal saree is, and the use of silk all over is known as Gadwal silk saree.

gadwal silk sarees
Original Gadwal sarees

The Borders of a Gadwal Silk Saree

The sarees are lustrous and have their own beauty and identity for the different weave designs on the side borders. The wit of the borders can be of different sizes as per design concepts. The saree base or body can also have butti weaves or different jaal designs like a Banglori silk saree or Paithani, but the identity is from the border designs.

gadwak silk borders saree

The designs of the borders are from stripes, temples and coin motifs, florals, and leaf jaal motifs too. The contrasts of the saree borders are the most attractive and make these sarees subtle as well as convenient for all types of occasions.

Types of Gadwal silk sarees

Most combinations of Gadwal silk sarees are in perfect contrasts like blue and orange, red and green, or complementary hues like pink and yellow or orange and green. The pallu may also have pretty flowering motifs in zari and silk yarn.

gadwal silk sarees
Gadwal silk sarees

The base of the saree is plain with weave in stripes of checkered look with the blend of cotton or just silk. Each pattern concept gives a different look to the saree. Woven buttis in shrubs or flower motifs all over or just a drape panel divided with huge flower wales and leaves.

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Cotton Gadwal silk

Go for the colorful checks in cotton as body and paisley motif’s zari borders, or the plain cotton body with stripes and coin motifs on borders. In gadwal silk sari go for pain silk body with zari and temple border design or the floral wale gold weave design on the border.

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cotton gadwal silk
gadwak silk borders sarees
gadwal silk sarees

Style a Gadwal Silk Saree

The sarees are perfect for festivals like pujas and Diwali time, and styling them would be done well with traditional jewelry. Jhumkas, kadas, and bangles, and also malas of coin design to gold beads long malas. As the saree is from south India, the cultural style of jewelry suits very well with the saree.

Try wearing the saree in an open pallu drape or a proper pleated drape at the shoulder. You can always style your hair according to the occasion in a bun, braid or open locks like celebrities do.

gadwak silk borders
gadwal sarees

You can also choose to style silk plain blouses with these sarees in contrast colors. Go for silk or brocade blouses as per the kind of pure gadwal silk sarees. For other kinds of gadwal saree choose contrast likes weave designs or motifs on blouse if saree is plain or vice versa.

cotton gadwal silk
gadwak silk borders

Shop for Gadwal silk sarees by online shopping to find budget prices as well as the latest trends that are now easily found on websites. The choice of weave designs can be as per your requirement to dress for an occasion like a festival or wedding ceremony or as a wedding guest look.