Dark brown through the body with a sparse flower buti repeat, then a tan pallu carrying lotus buti at a larger scale. It has a wide golden zari border down one edge, with zari stripes carried across the pallu.

Specification

Total length: 6.3–6.5 m, including the attached blouse piece
Width: 45–46 inches
Blouse piece: 80–90 cm long, 45–46 inches wide, attached and included in the price
Weight: 350–360 g, measured in-house
GSM: 44–46, measured in-house
Body: semi-sheer — wear it over a petticoat
Drape: soft, holds its pleats, and stays soft after the first clean
Loom: pit loom, weft inserted by hand
Patterning: dobby-set on body, border and pallu
Material: Maheshwari silk
Woven in: Maheshwar, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh
Country of origin: India
Net quantity: one saree with attached blouse piece
Care: dry clean only

What arrives

An unstitched drape with an unstitched blouse piece in contrasting tan, attached to the saree and included in the price. Both are unstitched fabric rather than a made-up garment. It arrives finished: pallu tassels (kuchu) tied, selvedge and edges finished, and a pre-dispatch check completed on the piece before it leaves us. Fall, pico and edge finishing are not done before dispatch, but we do them on request.

How it is woven

The cloth comes off a pit loom with the weft laid in by hand, and the dobby carries the buti and the border design through body and pallu. Machine weaving plays no part in it, and the weaver confirms every piece. It is woven in Mominpura, the weavers' quarter of Maheshwar. The Handloom Mark is held for this cloth, with the registration on record. Where the weave runs a little uneven, that is the hand at work rather than a fault in the cloth.

The bugdi border

The bugdi border reads the same on both faces of the cloth, so the design holds wherever the edge turns back — at the pleats, or where the pallu falls over your shoulder.

How it feels and how it falls

350–360 g at 44–46 GSM, measured in-house. It is the kind of weight you stop noticing an hour into an evening. The body is semi-sheer, so wear it over a petticoat. The drape is soft, holds its pleats through a long day, and does not stiffen or go limp after the first clean.

Wearing it

Made for festive dressing, formal and light occasions, and weddings and receptions where you are among the guests.

Care and storage

Professional dry clean only. Home washing is not recommended.
Air-dry in the shade, without wringing.
Iron on low to medium heat, inside out, under a cotton press cloth.
Store wrapped in breathable cotton or muslin, in a cool dark cupboard.
Refold every 3–6 months so the same creases do not set.

Followed as written, this routine is also what looks after the zari border. The cloth is colour fast on wash and rub testing in our range.

Colour

Screens and lighting render colour differently, so the dark brown you see on this page may not be an exact match for the cloth in hand. If the shade you receive does not match, we will exchange it; the conditions are set out in the FAQ.

Dispatch and delivery

Held in stock rather than made to order. About half of all orders are dispatched the next working day and most within 2–3 days, with delivery in 3–7 days for most orders inside India.

Dark Brown Handloom Maheshwari Silk Saree with Tan Lotus Buti Pallu | Petal