Indigo Blue Allover Checks Handloom Maheshwari Silk Saree | Lakeer

Indigo blue, under a fine check

An indigo that stays deep in daylight, crossed by a small check and edged in a bronze-touched gold.

The design

Thin intersecting threads make a close check over the whole body. At the edges the colour changes hand entirely, into a broad border where bronze sits against gold and catches the light as you move. The bugdi border is woven so the design reads the same on both faces.

How it is woven

Woven in Mominpura, the weaving quarter of Maheshwar, on a pit loom with the weft inserted by hand. The check and the border are set on a dobby.

What you receive

• Unstitched Maheshwari silk saree, 6.3-6.5 m in total length including an attached, unstitched blouse piece of 80-90 cm in the same weave as the body, included in the stated price


• Width 45-46 inches


• 350-360 g at 44-46 GSM, measured in-house


• Semi-sheer body; wear with a petticoat


• Woven in Maheshwar, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh; country of origin India


• Net quantity: one saree with attached blouse piece


• Pallu kuchu, selvedge and edges finished; every piece checked before dispatch


• Fall, pico and edge finishing available on request

Care and storage

1. Dry clean only, by a professional cleaner


2. Air-dry in shade, without wringing


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


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


5. Refold every three to six months so the same folds do not settle in

Colour fast on both wash and rub testing, on every colour. Cared for this way, the saree is expected to last and to be passed on.

Colour

Every handloom saree is individually woven by skilled artisans. Slight variations in weave, texture, and colour are natural characteristics of handcrafted textiles and reflect the authenticity of genuine artisan craftsmanship. Colours may vary slightly between screens and in natural light

Dispatch

Held in stock rather than made to order. About half of orders leave the same or next day, most within two to three days, and most orders within India are delivered in three to seven days.

The weaving happens in Mominpura, a quarter of Maheshwar where the looms are pits in the ground and the working day is measured in inches of cloth rather than hours.

The weaver inserts the weft by hand. A dobby lifts the pattern so the check comes up fine and close across the indigo, and the bronze-gold border grows at the edge of the same web, not sewn on afterwards.

That border is bugdi. Its design reads the same on both faces, which is the kind of detail you only notice once, and then keep noticing.

Held up to the window the cloth is semi-sheer and almost weightless. Worn, it holds its pleats through a long evening. The small unevennesses in it are the mark of hand weaving.

Exchange: *Easy exchange is available within 3 days of receiving the product.
*No exchanges on home decor items.
*Unboxing video is required.

Return: *Only for damaged/wrong products.
*Unboxing video required.
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