The origin of  Kuthampully Sarees and fabrics  of Kerala trace back to 18th century AD. History says that the members of Devanga Chettiar, a community of traditional weavers and has roots in the then Mysore state of Karnataka, were brought by the Kochi Royal family to weave dress materials exclusively for the palace. As the Kuthampully Saree or Set Saree are Grey in colour, no bleaching or dyeing is involved in the process except for dyed yarn used in the weft for border or cross-border. The coloured yarn is used as a substitute for the half-fine zari. Otherwise, the yarn used is of natural coloured grey cotton yarn. Thus the products are eco-friendly and cause no harm to the body of the user. The technique to weave with Half-fine Zari or dyed yarn in the border or cross-border or pallav is one of the specialties or skills acquired by the weavers in this cluster.