What Defines Mysore Crepe
One thread, twisted three thousand times.
Mysore crepe is named for its weave — a tight twist in both warp and weft (around 3,000 twists per metre) that gives the cloth its characteristic matte sheen and self-falling drape. It is the closest a saree gets to weightless silk without becoming chiffon.
The traditional Mysore saree is plain in body — colour-blocked, sometimes with a thin gold-zari border — and depends entirely on the quality of the silk for its presence. There is nowhere to hide. Which is why we source ours from KSIC-grade looms and weavers who have spent twenty years on this one weave.
Pure Mysore crepe carries the Silk Mark India hologram. We will not sell a Mysore without one.
