Ivory Handwoven Pure Silk KanchiPattu Saree with Zari Kattam Body and Paalum Pazhamum Pallu Pure handloom cotton sarees The fabric drapes with a

The fabric drapes with a natural weight — substantial enough to hold its folds

❖ Pattupet silk-only weave — Kamalam and Mayil butta in coloured silk thread

rather than a scattered motif — an all-over graphic pattern rather than individual butta

The deep maroon-brown varisaipet border rises in repeated gold zari bands into a grand pallu where facing peacocks and dense floral vines are woven in high-relief gold zari — a pallu meant to be seen from across a banquet hall

Ivory Handwoven Pure Silk KanchiPattu Saree with Zari Kattam Body and Paalum Pazhamum Pallu Pure handloom cotton sarees The fabric drapes with aA Kanchipuram saree that surprises at the pallu is a rare thing and this ivory KanchiPattu does exactly that. The body is woven in the Zari Kattam technique, where fine zari threads intersect across the silk body to form a luminous grid, the gold lines so fine across the ivory ground that the entire body shimmers with a quiet, all over radiance that builds toward the pallu without announcing itself. The ivory silk ground is luminous and wide, the Zari