The artisans weave with a warp and weft method that uses pit looms, and sometimes jacquard weaving. The dyed cotton yarn is wound into a warp and weft using a charka, shift bamboo, bobbin and pirn (rod around which a weft thread is wound). The warp extension is made suitable for weaving by spraying rice congee (starchy broth). These saris feature brocade borders and pallu with lustrous zari stripes, also called the Nizam border. The body of the sari is usually minimal, without any patterns or motifs. Weavers can take two to three days to finish a six-yard sari.