You'll be Sari

I received the most lovely and thoughtful Christmas gifts from my family this year. One of those was a gorgeous Indian sari that my sister-in-law brought to me all the way from Singapore.
Oh my goodness, is it ever beautiful! The fabric goes from lavender to pale green and has gold threads woven into a damask-like pattern. Gold sequins and beads are hand-sewn over the flowers and give it extra sparkle.It's fabric fit for a princess. There's just one problem: I can't figure out how to wear it! It came with a little pamphlet that shows drawings of how to correctly fold and wrap the sari, but I can't quite figure it out. I think there are no less than 17 yards of fabric involved, so to say it's a bit unwieldy is an understatement. I'm really wishing my Indian neighbors the Sandhus hadn't moved a few years ago.

I get to go to a military ball next weekend with The Mister so I finally have occasion to wear a fancy outfit, and I'd love to be able to wear my beautiful new sari. For that to happen, either I need to make some new Indian friends real quick or cross my fingers that I can find a sari how-to video on YouTube!