Dark Green Pure Handloom Maheshwari Silk Saree, Banded Metallic Pallu | Nakshatra

A dark green body that gives way to a deep teal pallu banded across in metal.

Why this piece

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  Green into teal — two colours from the same family set at different depths, so the change at the pallu reads as a shift rather than a collision.


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  Banded pallu — the pallu is worked in horizontal metallic stripes across its width, with bright blue picked up between them.


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  Featherlight — 350 to 360 g at 44 to 46 GSM, weighed in our own workroom rather than guessed at from the look of the cloth.

The colourway

Dark green with teal beside it is a quieter decision than green against a bright contrast, and a harder one to weave: the two are close enough that the depths have to be judged exactly or the change disappears. The bright blue picked up in the pallu bands is what keeps it from going sombre.

How it is woven

Master weaver Aafreen wove it. Pit-loom weaving, with the weft put in by hand pick after pick. The small buti and the border figures are dobby-set rather than applied afterwards, which is why the pattern sits in the cloth rather than on it. The Handloom Mark is held on record for these pieces.

Where the weave runs a little uneven, that is the hand at the loom rather than a defect. Every piece still goes through a pre-dispatch check before it is packed.

The border, and how it wears

This is a bugdi border, which means the woven border design reads the same on both faces — something you can check with your own hands when the piece arrives.

At 350 to 360 g and 44 to 46 GSM, this is a featherlight drape rather than a heavy one. It pleats deeply and holds the pleats, and it does not stiffen or go slack after the first clean. The body is semi-sheer and wants a petticoat under it.

Specification

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  Total length: 6.3–6.5 m, including an 80–90 cm blouse piece


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  Width: 45–46 inches


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  Weight: 350–360 g, measured in-house


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  Fabric weight: 44–46 GSM


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  Body: semi-sheer; wear it with a petticoat


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  Drape: soft, holds its pleats, and stays soft after the first clean


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  Loom: pit loom, with the weft inserted by hand


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  Patterning: dobby-set, on body, border and pallu


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  Finishing: pallu kuchu, selvedge and edges finished; fall and pico on request


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  Woven in: Maheshwar, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh


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  Country of origin: India


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  Net quantity: one saree with attached blouse piece


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  Care: Dry Clean Only

Care and storage

1. Professional dry clean only. Home washing is not recommended.


2. Air-dry in the shade, without wringing.


3. Iron inside out on a low-to-medium setting, under a cotton press cloth.


4. Store it wrapped in breathable cotton or muslin, in a cool dark cupboard.


5. Refold along fresh lines every three to six months.

Dispatch

This piece is held in stock rather than made to order, so hand weaving does not put you in a queue. About half of all orders leave the next day, most go within two to three days, and most orders inside India arrive in three to seven days.

A note on colour

This piece is dark green through the body, with a deep teal pallu. Screens, camera settings and the light a photograph was taken in all move a shade a little, so the piece that reaches you may sit slightly away from the image on this page. Every colour in this range has been tested for fastness on wash and rub.

Product details

Country of origin: India. Net quantity: one saree with attached blouse piece. Care: Dry Clean Only.

Fabric / Material	Maheshwari Silk
Craft / Technique	Handloom Weaving, Buti Weaving
Colour	Green, Blue
Origin / Cluster	Maheshwar

Master weaver Aafreen wove this saree. The loom is a pit loom in Maheshwar, sunk into the floor so the weaver sits with the treadles below and the cloth building in front. Every pick of weft goes in by hand, and a dobby carries the small buti across the body and the stripes through the pallu. Banding a pallu in metallic stripes means changing the shuttle over and over across a narrow span, and each band has to sit parallel to the last with nothing to guide it but the weaver's eye. The cloth that results is 350 to 360 g at 44 to 46 GSM, light enough that a heavily worked pallu never drags at the shoulder. Its border is bugdi: the woven border design reads the same on both faces. Where the weave runs a little uneven, that is the hand at the loom, and the piece is checked before it is packed.

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