Deep Green Buta Block Print Katan Silk Suit | Phuhaar

Tiny pink and ivory butas repeat across a deep forest green.

Why this piece

• A matte, deep green base - unusual on printed silk, and far easier to wear than a bright one.


• Colour-fast, so the pink butas keep their edge against the dark ground.


• Patterned panels sit at one end of the length, ready to place as a border.

The buta

The buta is the small upright floral form that carries most Indian block printing, and here it is kept deliberately tiny and evenly spaced. Against a green this deep, the pink and ivory read almost like fine embroidery from a distance, which is what gives the set its weight beyond its price.

Wearing it

Dark green takes evening light beautifully, so this one moves from an office day to a festive dinner without changing anything but the jewellery - gold for evening, oxidised silver for day. The patterned panels at one end are best placed as a hem or yoke rather than cut through. Genuine hand block work on katan silk is a combination the market largely leaves to cotton. Block printed by hand, and still dispatched the next working day.

The details

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  Top: 2.5 m, 44-45 inches wide


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  Bottom: 2.5 m, 44-45 inches wide


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  Dupatta: 2.5 m, 35-36 inches wide


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  Fabric: Katan silk, opaque, no lining needed


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  Craft: hand block print, Bhagalpur


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  Weight: 600-650 g for all three pieces together


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  Stitching: up to 4XL, length customisable


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  Care: dry clean the first wash, then gentle cold hand wash


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  Collection: Phuhaar
  

On a dark ground the small irregularities show most clearly - a buta slightly fuller here, slightly finer there. That is the hand, not a fault.

Printing a pale buta onto a dark green ground is the demanding end of this craft: the colour has to sit on top of the fabric cleanly, and one heavy press spreads it. In Bhagalpur the printer works with a light, practised touch, lifting the wooden block away almost as soon as it lands. It is slow work, and a single top holds hundreds of those small decisions.

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