South Asia embodies a culture of conservation, recycling, repair, and restoration. In this universe of cyclical objects, there is one article that provides immense possibilities to the otherwise marginalized category of women, especially those who are confined to the space of the patriarchal home environment that stifles them. The six yards of cloth that are the most common article of clothing of a majority of women in India (and South Asia) provide a resource that may be recycled and reworked to provide economic and aesthetic possibilities to its owners. It also plays a key role in a woman’s world of barter and exchange. Depending upon the material and design (there is an immense variety) a sari can be converted to anything from a baby’s nappy (substitute for a diaper), menstrual cloth, alternative articles of clothing, items with commercial value, to articles of artistic imagination, to being bartered for other household items (with female partners). The decision making, the exchange networks, and the possibilities that are imaginable to recycle it fall entirely within the female domain. It therefore provided a space of freedom that is in itself a power resource stretching limits of patriarchal gate keeping.