The gossamer fine Chanderi is woven in pit and jacquard looms, employing a dobby mechanism to create interlocking threads of warp and weft. A simple sari typically takes three days, but a sari with zari work and intricate motifs may take up to fifteen days. Traditionally woven using 200-count cotton yarn, the craft also extends itself to silk. Prominent motifs include buti, jaali, and chatai, as well as figures of birds and asharfi (coins). Many of these motifs were introduced under the patronage of the Scindias.