Zari is basically a brocade of tinsel thread meant for weaving and embroidery. It is manufactured by winding or wrapping (covering) a flattened metallic strip made from pure gold, silver or slit metallized polyester film, on a core yarn, usually of pure silk, viscose, cotton, nylon, polyester, P.P., mono/multifilament, wire, etc. Nowadays, it can broadly be divided into three types. Real zari, imitation zari, and metallic zari. Real Zari is made from fine silver or gold thread is drawn from silver or gold alloys, which is flattened by passing it under equal pressure rotating rollers. The flattened silver threads are wound on the base yarn that is usually made of silk. These spools with silk and silver threads are further flattened for electroplating. The threads are then plated with gold by the process of electroplating. The luster of the gilded threads is further increased by passing them through a brightener. These threads are then wound on a reel.