Dark Purple Check Handloom Maheshwari Silk Saree | Lakeer

Dark purple, gold at the edge

A dark, even purple with a fine check laid over it, and gold held at the borders where the drape falls open.

The design

The check is small enough to read as texture across the body, then repeats in gold along the broad border so the edge picks up light the body does not. The pallu closes the same way. The bugdi border reads the same on both faces.

How it is woven

Handwoven on a pit loom in Maheshwar, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh, with the weft going in by hand and a dobby setting the check on body, border and pallu.

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.

These sarees are woven in Maheshwar, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh, on pit looms, by master-weaver households the town has kept working for as long as anyone bothers to remember.

The purple is dyed before it reaches the loom. Then the weft goes in by hand and the dobby sets the check, gold picking up at the border where the drape will fall open.

The border is bugdi, woven so the design reads the same on both faces.

The cloth that comes off is featherlight and semi-sheer, and it does the thing heavier silks cannot: it stays soft, takes a pleat immediately, and does not fight the wearer. Where the weave runs slightly uneven, that is the hand.

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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