The story of this piece
Korvai is the join you feel rather than see: the border is woven on the same loom and locked into the body thread by thread, so there is no seam to fray. Two reds this close need the join to be perfect — a single slipped pick shows as a shadow down all six yards.
Anatomy of the saree
- Weave
- Korvai, pure zari
- Border
- Rose korvai, gold chevron
- Length
- 6.3 m, with blouse piece
- Weight
- Approx. 800 g
- Woven in
- Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
Border
Rose korvai border with a gold chevron and vine
Pallu
Rose pallu, gold grid with a fine dot repeat
Blouse piece
Unstitched, rose silk
Care
Dry clean only. Wrap in unbleached muslin; never store silk in plastic.
Korvai, Pure Zari
Arakku
Lac red with a rose korvai border
Red on red, separated by zari — a lac-red body joined in korvai to a rose border, with a gold chevron running the whole length of the join.
- One piece only — never reordered
- Insured delivery across the UAE
- Fourteen day return window
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