Is it worth to convert a saree to chudi

srilatharajesh · Sep 10, 2012

hi all

Pour in your thoughts and experiences on converting a saree into chudi.

i have many saree and i rarely wear them.

also suggest on type of dhupatta and pants for it. will it b gud if u do all in same saree. if any of u have done it post some pics for idea.

KBCEE · Sep 10, 2012

Hi,
I recently converted my pattu saris to salwars. it was good. buy the duppatta seperately.

sumaramesh · Sep 10, 2012

HI

I had done this in my college days..

Converted many of mom's pattu sarees to selwar. Selwar comes maximum 1year..

So its better to keep it as saree if feel.. You can always stich with chudidar material/

Deepu04 · Sep 10, 2012

I heard of this idea but not tried anything yet for myself as my mom is not interested in this. Pls paste thepics once you are done..

neni · Sep 10, 2012

You may not get good life if you convert sarees into salwars. Better keep them as tease and you can give them for printing.
I have given different look to my old sarees by given it for printing (Block printing, designs with different contrast colors)

katniss · Sep 11, 2012

All of the posts above are right I converted my pattu paavadai into salwar and it is really nice even now

But when i converted mom's sarees (that were so nice) into salwars, they became quite ugly

So be careful on choosing which ones to stich and which ones not..

we donate sarees that are not often used

abc00 · Sep 11, 2012

It depends on the tailor how well he/ she stitches it.

rink · Sep 12, 2012

Hi,

Good idea.

Regards

srilatharajesh · Sep 13, 2012

hi all

thanks for ur ideas and views.
i wanted to do this not because my sarees look old but i never wear sarees. some are brand new and some i wore it just for 2/3 times.

let me check with a gud tailor and as the il has stated clearly it depends on the saree for the outcome as a chudi.

brahan · Sep 13, 2012

I have tried. It really depends on the saree..You need to really think once to see if its worth converting a saree to salwar both Money wise and also the Look wise(of the salwar). I have converted one saree and the results were amazing. I do not have the Picture right now, but can post it tomorrow. Its a very simple saree(350 bucks). But after all the Pain i took in explaining the tailor on how the output should be it was really worth the effort, or i would say even more than that. Kudos to the tailor too..