Wrap some of the six yards around your hips. Tuck them tightly into your petticoat waist. Tuck a few pleated inches into the front of your midsection so it falls neatly to your feet. Drape the rest ...

First, you'll need a petticoat underneath (you can't wrap a sari without one), and fabric for a blouse. Finer saris come with blouse pieces, so a tailor can continue the sari's border design when he ...