Tying sarees by the numbers

Learning the art: Phillips (third left) draping her saree with other participants during their first experience draping a saree the Gujarati way called Seedha Pallu at the workshop in Penang Street, Penang.

GEORGE TOWN: Draping six yards of cloth in various styles can be a daunting task for any first-timers.

Worn with a fitted bodice commonly called a choli (ravike in southern India) and petticoat called parkar, or ul-pavadai, the saree is a garment worn by women of Indian origin.