Every family has the same morning. The function is at ten. At half past eight, someone is on the floor of a bedroom with six metres of silk, trying to make seven even pleats while a child asks where their shoes are.
What pre-pleating is
We take your saree the day before, press and set the pleats, and secure them so they hold. On the morning, the saree goes on in a few minutes instead of forty, and the pleats sit properly because they were made by someone who was not in a hurry.
5 min
on the morning of the function
The pleats were pressed and set the day before by someone who was not in a hurry. On the morning the saree goes on in minutes, and the pleats sit evenly all day.
What to bring
- The saree itself, and the exact blouse you plan to wear with it.
- The petticoat, in the colour you will actually use.
- The footwear, if it changes the height of the fall.
Heavy silks and stiff tissue sarees hold pleats best. Very soft georgettes will relax overnight — for those, we advise draping on the day instead.
And if you would rather learn
We teach the pre-pleating class for exactly this reason. One afternoon, and the next twenty functions belong to you rather than to us. We are entirely happy to lose that booking.