| ="body"> | | | | range of fabrics and are most common in cotton, silk |
| A sarong has been traditionally worn by men, women | | | | and synthetic materials. Both the traditional and modern |
| and children around the world throughout Asia, Africa | | | | sarongs are handmade with great effort and detail |
| and the Pacific Islands. A sarong is a garment of | | | | taken into the garment's design. Some sarongs feature |
| clothing that consists of a simple rectangular piece of | | | | lovely embroidery designs and beading patterns. |
| fabric that is generally wrapped around the lower part | | | | By folding, wrapping, twisting and tying the sarong in |
| of the body and tucked in or tied at the waist. | | | | various forms, a sarong can be worn in many ways. A |
| Throughout the world, sarongs are known by a wide | | | | sarong can be worn as a dress, a long skirt, a short |
| variety of names that include a pareo, surong, lungi, | | | | skirt, a bathing suit, a shawl, a turban or even a scarf. |
| malong, mundum, sulu, toga, lamba, or kanga. The fabric | | | | Other less conventional uses of the sarong have |
| is often brightly colored with a printed design or pattern. | | | | included; a table cloth, a wall hanging, a bag, a baby |
| The prints or patterns on a sarong often depict | | | | carrier, a seat cover or furniture throw or as fabric |
| animals, plants, flowers, geometric and abstract | | | | used to design and sew a garment. The uses for |
| patterns. Many sarongs also feature colorful tie dying | | | | sarongs are only limited by your imagination. |
| patterns and designs on the fabric. Sarongs come in a | | | | |