Banarasi Katan Silk Handwoven Saree in Pale Gold | Bulbul Ensemble woven in the ektara jamdani

woven in the ektara jamdani technique with real zari — the entire body covered in a fine all-over jaal of small roses

Ektara is the single-shuttle Banarasi technique — a slower

Weave - Kadhua

The border is a world unto itself: layered

Banarasi Katan Silk Handwoven Saree in Pale Gold | Bulbul Ensemble woven in the ektara jamdaniA pale gold katan silk saree handwoven in Varanasi in the cutwork technique, the body patterned with a bird and floral jaal in tonal gold zari bulbul birds among blossoming vines that catch the light softly across the ground. The pallu deepens into a richer gold band with fine stripe lines. In cutwork, the floating threads behind each motif are clipped away by hand to leave a clean, defined buti. The all gold palette makes this one of the quieter,