How to Care for your Silk Sarees?

You can preserve your silk saree while wearing it by keeping products, sharp surfaces and spills away from the fabric.

1. Apply perfume, deodorant, creams and hair products before dressing, and let them dry. This keeps them off the silk and the zari.
2. Handle the saree gently. Take care around jewellery, bags and other surfaces that can catch on the weave.
3. Blot spills gently with a clean, dry cloth. Get professional cleaning for significant stains.
4. Don't pull or cut a loose thread, as it damages the surrounding weave.
5. Avoid bleach and household stain removers.

1. Clean the saree only when needed. If you wore it briefly and it is still clean and dry, air it well before putting it away.
2. Check the care label before cleaning. This matters most for sarees with intricate zari, embroidery, delicate dyes or special detailing.

1. Let the excess water drain, then dry the saree in the shade in a clean, well-ventilated space. Don’t wring or twist the saree.
2. Make sure the saree is completely dry before folding it away. This matters most in humid weather.
3. Keep it away from direct sunlight and heat.

Some creases are normal. Iron only when needed, and aim to smooth the saree, not remove every crease.

1. Keep the heat low. If the care label permits, iron from the reverse side with a thin cotton cloth between the iron and the saree.
2. Take extra care around zari, embroidery and embellishments.
3. For very delicate sarees, use professional pressing.
4. Don’t place a hot iron directly on zari, embroidery or embellishments.

1.  Fold silk sarees and refold them from time to time so the pressure falls on a different line.
2. Don’t leave them on the same fold lines for years.
3. Store sarees in a clean, dry cupboard away from direct sunlight.
4. Check your sarees from time to time in humid weather.
5. Never store a damp saree.
6. Leave extra room around sarees with embroidery or zari to reduce friction and pressure.
7. Don’t pack sarees tightly or place heavy stacks on top of them.

1. Wear zari-heavy sarees with smooth, light jewellery.
2. Dress first and let perfume, deodorant, creams and hair products dry before putting on the saree.
3. Iron on low heat from the reverse side with a thin cotton cloth between the iron and the saree, if the care label permits.
4. Leave extra space around zari sarees in the cupboard.
5. Choose professional cleaning for sarees with intricate zari when you are unsure.
6. Don’t pair a zari-heavy saree with heavy jewellery that has sharp or uneven surfaces. Repeated friction catches and pulls the zari.
7. Don’t place a hot iron directly on the zari.