The story of this piece
Checks are the oldest way of measuring a Kanchipuram, set by eye on the loom and not by machine, which is why no two squares agree exactly. We asked for the widest setting the loom would carry: the gold then has room to sit still, and the black between it reads deeper than black.
Anatomy of the saree
- Weave
- Pure zari, handwoven
- Border
- Wide gold temple band
- Length
- 6.3 m, with blouse piece
- Weight
- Approx. 860 g
- Woven in
- Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
Border
Wide gold zari border with a temple-pattern band
Pallu
Black pallu, dense gold check with scattered buti
Blouse piece
Unstitched, black silk with zari trim
Care
Dry clean only. Refold along a new line every six months, and keep black silk out of direct light.
Pure Zari
Kaar
Black silk in a wide gold zari check
The squares are opened wide, so the zari reads as a grid of light rather than a pattern — a sober, almost architectural saree that holds its own in a room full of colour.
- One piece only — never reordered
- Insured delivery across the UAE
- Fourteen day return window
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