The story of this piece
An ivory body shows every float the loom makes, so it is thrown slowly and the grid kept at a hand's width. The green border was joined in korvai, woven in rather than stitched on, and the paisley traced from a temple carving — the same motif that runs through the pallu, smaller.
Anatomy of the saree
- Weave
- Korvai, pure zari
- Border
- 9 inch green border, floral and paisley
- Length
- 6.3 m, with blouse piece
- Weight
- Approx. 750 g
- Woven in
- Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
Border
Wide grass-green border, gold floral and paisley
Pallu
Ivory pallu, gold butta over a fine woven grid
Blouse piece
Unstitched, green silk
Care
Dry clean only. Refold along a new line every six months, wrap in muslin, and keep away from direct light.
Korvai, Pure Zari
Malligai
Ivory silk, a wide grass-green border
Ivory over a fine gold grid, edged with a wide grass-green border worked in florals and paisley — jasmine white against a leaf.
- One piece only — never reordered
- Insured delivery across the UAE
- Fourteen day return window
Questions about this weave? Write to the studio.
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