Zari Fabric

Zari fabric at TradeUNO — metallic-thread work across georgette at 54 inches, crepe at 44 inches and silk grounds, sold by the metre and in bulk.

Zari is metallic thread — traditionally gold or silver wound on a silk core, now usually a metallised polyester — woven or embroidered into the cloth. Because it is a thread rather than a coating, the shine sits inside the structure and does not rub off the way a foil print does.

Zari does not tolerate a hot iron: press on low through a cloth, from the reverse. Per-metre prices are listed on each product page.

Related collections

• Brocade — traditional zari weaving
• Tissue — metallic filament grounds
• Kanjivaram — zari-woven bridal silk
• Bridal — where zari is most used