Banarasi
Pure silk brocade woven on pit looms, shot through with gold and silver zari by master karigars.
Look for kadhua butis woven thread by thread, not cut.
Heirloom drapes from the looms of India — worn once, kept forever.
The great handloom traditions we look to — where each weave comes from and what makes it its own.
Pure silk brocade woven on pit looms, shot through with gold and silver zari by master karigars.
Look for kadhua butis woven thread by thread, not cut.
Heavy mulberry-silk temple sarees, with the pallu woven separately and interlocked at the body.
The korvai join should hold even when you tug it.
Thousands of dots tied by hand and resist-dyed — a craft passed down through generations.
Untie a knot and the dot blooms — proof it's hand-tied.
Featherlight silk-cotton with a glassy sheen, finished with hand-block butis and zari borders.
Hold it to the light — true Chanderi is sheer and luminous.
Our house was built on a hunch — that the finest sarees weren't on shelves, they were in homes, woven for someone in particular.
So we choose every drape for the craft behind it, carry no knockoffs, and send you exactly the piece you saw. Ask us about any saree and we'll tell you everything we know about its weave.
— The Atelier
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