Cobalt Blue Pure Handloom Maheshwari Silk Saree, Lavender Pallu | Nakshatra

A deep cobalt body ending in a pale lavender pallu banded in copper and teal.

Why this piece

• 
  Cobalt into lavender — the same colour taken from its deepest reading to its palest, rather than set against something opposite.


• 
  Copper, not gold — the pallu bands read copper and teal instead of yellow gold, which is what makes the pairing work.


• 
  Weighed here — 350 to 360 g at 44 to 46 GSM, semi-sheer through the body, published because this category rarely does.

The colourway

Cobalt is blue at its most saturated and lavender is the same colour with almost everything taken out of it, so the drape moves from deep to pale rather than from one colour to another. Copper in the pallu bands warms the whole thing; a yellow gold would have fought it.

How it is woven

The Handloom Mark is held on record against these pieces. A pit loom in Maheshwar, the weft going in by hand, and a dobby carrying the buti and the border. Nothing here is machine-woven. If you have been sent a powerloom piece before, this is the difference you can feel in the hand of the cloth.

A hand-inserted weft leaves marks of itself — the odd slub or a pick that sits a fraction differently. That is the weave telling you what it is.

The border, and how it wears

A bugdi border, so the woven border design reads the same on both faces — a craft signature you can see for yourself rather than take on trust.

Weighed and published rather than described: 350 to 360 g at 44 to 46 GSM. The drape is soft from the first day and stays soft after cleaning, the pleats sit where you set them, and the semi-sheer body takes a petticoat underneath.

Specification

• 
  Total length: 6.3–6.5 m, including an 80–90 cm blouse piece


• 
  Width: 45–46 inches


• 
  Weight: 350–360 g, measured in-house


• 
  Fabric weight: 44–46 GSM


• 
  Body: semi-sheer; wear it with a petticoat


• 
  Drape: soft, holds its pleats, and stays soft after the first clean


• 
  Loom: pit loom, with the weft inserted by hand


• 
  Patterning: dobby-set, on body, border and pallu


• 
  Finishing: pallu kuchu, selvedge and edges finished; fall and pico on request


• 
  Woven in: Maheshwar, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh


• 
  Country of origin: India


• 
  Net quantity: one saree with attached blouse piece


• 
  Care: Dry Clean Only

Care and storage

1. Professional dry clean only. Home washing is not recommended.


2. Air-dry in the shade, without wringing.


3. Iron inside out on a low-to-medium setting, under a cotton press cloth.


4. Store it wrapped in breathable cotton or muslin, in a cool dark cupboard.


5. Refold along fresh lines every three to six months.

Dispatch

This 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.

A note on colour

This piece is deep cobalt blue through the body, with a lavender pallu. 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.

Product details

Country of origin: India. Net quantity: one saree with attached blouse piece. Care: Dry Clean Only.

Fabric / Material	Maheshwari Silk
Craft / Technique	Handloom Weaving, Buti Weaving
Colour	Blue, Lavender
Origin / Cluster	Maheshwar

The Handloom Mark is held on record against these pieces, and behind the record is a pit loom in Maheshwar, in Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh, with a weaver putting the weft in by hand. A dobby sets the small buti across the body and the stripes through the pallu. Taking one colour from cobalt down to lavender in a single cloth is a harder judgement than a straight contrast: too close and the pallu disappears, too far and it stops belonging to the same saree. The copper and teal in the banding are what hold the two ends together. The cloth weighs 350 to 360 g at 44 to 46 GSM, pleats closely and stays soft through cleaning. Its border is bugdi — the woven border design reads the same on both faces — and small irregularities are left in as the record of a hand-inserted weft.

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.
Learn More