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        Silk saree with intricately woven zari designs is six yards of ethnicity adored by every Indian woman. Also, it showcases the traditions of Tamilnadu's hand-woven fabric which needs awareness. For that purpose, a six-day exhibition is being organised by Co-optex at Vanavil showroom in Chennai from yesterday.

        Speaking to reporters, managing director of Co-optex M P Nirmala said, 'the exhibition offers an array of hand- woven materials to special pure cotton blouses, table cloth with intricate designs'.
 

State Secretary for Handlooms, Handicrafts, Textiles and Khadi Department Vishwanath Shegaonkar looks at a textile artisan at work in the Co-optex Vaanavil showroom in Chennai yesterday. Managing director of Co-optex M P Nirmala is also present. Photo: R Krishnamurthy

        Unlike other stores, silk sarees reputed for their purity are on sale and they bear the silk, handloom marks of the Central government and every saree has the specified zari weight.

        Apart from this, readymade shirts in the price range of Rs 260 and Rs 400, salwar kameez sets, saris, scarves, table cloth and floor mats, baby sets, including cradle bedding, and a wide range of textiles are on display. The exhibition is offering a special discount of 30 per cent upto 15 March and is expecting a revenue of Rs 50 lakh.

        Talking about parampariya pattu exhibition, which is commencing tomorrow as a part of the 'Chennai Sangamam' celebration, secretary of Handlooms, Handicrafts, Textiles and Khadi Department Vishwanath Shegaonkar said the exhibition of parambariya pattu sarees which are over a century old and collected from all over the country, were on show. Around 410 saris would be displayed and public who wish to buy sarees on a particular design may place orders then with Co-optex. The offer to bring their century-old silk sarees is still open to the public and it would be returned after display,' he added.

        A Nagarajan and N Sreenivasan from Chennimalai in Erode exhibited the process of weaving a bedsheet while V Malar and N Subramanian demonstrated how a Kancheepuram silk sari is woven.