In these saris gold ornaments enameled in soft muted tones are woven into the pallav, border, and body of the sari. The designs forms are linear and bear close resemblance to the marble jewel inlay work found in Mughul architecture and artifacts. This chenderi has for long been the reputed production centre of superfine saris, whose border, pallav and traditional buttis have won admiration of fashionable women all over the country.

Most chanderi saris are of silk warp and sometimes woven with fine raw warp and cotton weft. The special feature of these saris is broad crossborder or pallav which is woven in cotton, silk, zari with floral and other stylized ornamentation which require special traditional harness known as Nakshas.

A cascade of chanderi border and pallavs contains small mango motifs which occur in concert with “Bugadi” motif or earring in the body of the sari. In some borders a fine use has been made of the fish scales or “khavali” as motifs. The chanderi sari is one of the finest products of the handloom weavers.