Handwoven Banarasi Katan Silk Dupatta in Mulberry Purple - Bulbul cotton jamdani saree evening receptions and festive occasions

evening receptions and festive occasions — pairs beautifully with silver

green and maroon worked through gold on the border

and bud is individually kadwa-woven

the two techniques layering into a surface of unusual depth and richness

A deep wine katan silk saree handwoven in Varanasi in the kadwa technique — rows of kadwa booti scattered across the body in alternating gold and silver zari

Handwoven Banarasi Katan Silk Dupatta in Mulberry Purple - Bulbul cotton jamdani saree evening receptions and festive occasionsFrom the Bulbul collection, a dupatta woven like a garden in full song. On a deep mulberry purple katan silk ground, bulbuls, cranes and flying birds move through flowering trees and fan palms, handwoven in zari in gold and silver tones so the scene shifts as the light catches it. The jaal runs dense across the body, birds perched, mid flight and calling from branches, framed by broad zari borders with a fine jangla texture. The pallu carries the same