Leafy Green Allover Checks Handloom Maheshwari Silk Saree | Lakeer

Leafy green, with a banded pallu

Leafy green checks across the body, opening into a wide multi-banded pallu of blush and bronze that reads as a separate piece of cloth entirely.

The design

Medium-scale checks cover the body at a high density. The pallu is the contrast: several parallel bands in blush pink and bronze, running horizontally across the width, with white between them and tassels at the edge. The bugdi border reads the same on both faces.

How it is woven

Woven by master weaver Aafreen and the master-weaver households of Mominpura, Maheshwar, on a pit loom with the weft inserted by hand.

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 a contrast shade, 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.

Master weaver Aafreen and the master-weaver households of Mominpura, in Maheshwar, weave these sarees on looms set into the floor, passing the weft in by hand.

A banded pallu like this one is the most demanding part of the drape. Each band has to arrive at the right width and stop where it was meant to, blush against bronze, with the green of the body still fresh in the eye. There is no way to do it in a hurry.

The border is bugdi, its design reading the same on both faces.

The cloth itself is featherlight and semi-sheer, soft enough to pleat immediately and to keep the pleat through an evening. Where the weave runs a little uneven, that is the hand and not a fault.

Exchange: *Easy exchange is available within 3 days of receiving the product.
*No exchanges on home decor items.
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Return: *Only for damaged/wrong products.
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