Mekhela chador

originated are not available, yet it has been the traditional dress of the
Assamese women s

Mekhela Sador is the indigenous traditional Assamese attire worn by the

women of Assam. Although the exact details of when the Mekhela Chador ince
times immemorial

Draping

There are two main pieces of cloth that are draped around the body.The
bottom portion, draped from the waist downwards, is called the mekhela. It is
actually a form of very wide cylinder of cloth that is folded into two or three
pleats to fit around the waist and tucked in the underskirt. The folds are to the
right and are very less (maximum three), as opposed to the pleats of the saree,
which are folded to the left and have multiple pleats. The top portion of the
two-piece dress, called the chador, is a long length of cloth that has one end
tucked into the upper portion of the mekhela and the rest draped over and
around the rest of the body. The chador is tucked in triangular folds. A fitted
blouse is often worn.

Weaving materials

Traditional mekhela chadors are made from Cotton, Muga, Pat silk, Eri silk.
Some modern sets are also made with varying blends of cotton and muga or
pat silk with synthetic materials. It is the women weavers of Assam who are
the real people behind the production of the Mekhela Chadors