{"product_id":"wine-red-pure-handloom-maheshwari-silk-saree-gold-border-with-kuchu-pallu-phulwari","title":"Wine Red Pure Handloom Maheshwari Silk Saree, Gold Border with Kuchu Pallu | Phulwari","description":"\u003cp\u003eA deep wine red body, closing in a gold border and a kuchu-finished pallu.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhy this piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWine, not scarlet\u003c\/strong\u003e — red pulled all the way towards its deepest reading, with black picked up in the border to hold it there.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKuchu at the end\u003c\/strong\u003e — the pallu finishes in worked tassels rather than a cut edge, tied off before the piece is packed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower buti\u003c\/strong\u003e — small woven figures repeating sparsely across the body and gathering through the pallu, dobby-set on the loom rather than applied to the surface.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe colourway\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eWine red is the deepest this ground goes before it stops being red, and the black in the border keeps it there. Against that depth the gold has to be placed rather than spread, which is why the border is contrast rather than continuous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eHow it is woven\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was woven in Maheshwar, in Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The loom is a pit loom, sunk into the floor so the weaver works with the treadles below. Every pick of weft goes in by hand, and a dobby sets the buti and the border on body, border and pallu alike. Nothing we sell is machine-woven, and the weaver confirms each piece off the loom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExpect the small unevennesses that hand weaving leaves behind. They are evidence of how the cloth was made, and the piece is checked and finished before it leaves us either way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe border, and how it wears\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe border is woven bugdi: its design reads the same on both faces of the cloth. It is the detail in this weave most worth turning over and looking at.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt weighs 350 to 360 g at 44 to 46 GSM — weighed here rather than guessed at from the look of it. That is a saree you can wear through a long evening without feeling it on your shoulder, and the body is semi-sheer, so a petticoat goes underneath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTotal length:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.3–6.5 m, including an 80–90 cm blouse piece\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 45–46 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 350–360 g, measured in-house\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFabric weight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 44–46 GSM\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBody:\u003c\/strong\u003e semi-sheer; wear it with a petticoat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrape:\u003c\/strong\u003e soft, holds its pleats, and stays soft after the first clean\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLoom:\u003c\/strong\u003e pit loom, with the weft inserted by hand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePatterning:\u003c\/strong\u003e dobby-set, on body, border and pallu\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinishing:\u003c\/strong\u003e pallu kuchu, selvedge and edges finished; fall and pico on request\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWoven in:\u003c\/strong\u003e Maheshwar, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCountry of origin:\u003c\/strong\u003e India\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNet quantity:\u003c\/strong\u003e one saree with attached blouse piece\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dry Clean Only\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCare and storage\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProfessional dry clean only. Home washing is not recommended.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAir-dry in the shade, without wringing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIron inside out on a low-to-medium setting, under a cotton press cloth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStore it wrapped in breathable cotton or muslin, in a cool dark cupboard.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRefold along fresh lines every three to six months.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDispatch\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA note on colour\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis piece is a deep wine red, bordered in gold and black. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eProduct details\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCountry of origin: India. Net quantity: one saree with attached blouse piece. Care: Dry Clean Only.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiehaat","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50711114383597,"sku":"nop1789792122350","price":73.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0815\/2832\/4333\/files\/wine-red-pure-handloom-maheshwari-silk-saree-gold-border-with-kuchu-pallu-phulwa_1.jpg?v=1789792127","url":"https:\/\/coraltonefit.shop\/products\/wine-red-pure-handloom-maheshwari-silk-saree-gold-border-with-kuchu-pallu-phulwari","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}