Kovai Cora cotton
[6] The required designs are weaved using the loom using combinations of colored cotton and silk threads and the borders are added later.[7] 82 co-operative societies in the districts of Coimbatore, Tiruppur and Erode have been certified as authorized dealers of Kovai Kora cotton by the Government of Tamil Nadu.[6] The sales of kora cotton sarees have seen a decline over the last three decades due to change in dressing preferences of women.But the spike in demand was able to convince weavers to switch back to weaving kora sarees and the sales declined the following year.[9] High excise duty on yarn used by the hand-looms leading to higher production costs and greater efficiency of power-looms have contributed to the fall in demand for hand woven kora cotton sarees.