Black Handwoven Pattu Silk Chanderi Saree with Silver-Gold Pinstripe Pattern Hand embroidered with gold zari mayil chakram

with gold zari mayil chakram (peacock-wheel) buttas spaced across the field for a richly detailed surface

the Zari Kattam grid running clean and even across the field with no additional motifs layered over it

The Gandaberunda — the two-headed eagle of ancient weaver tradition — appears in Kanchipuram silk as a motif of power and protection

each horizontal band a distinct composition in gold that builds a border of genuine ceremonial weight

Vairaoosi: Fine needle-like zari lines woven continuously across the body

Black Handwoven Pattu Silk Chanderi Saree with Silver-Gold Pinstripe Pattern Hand embroidered with gold zari mayil chakramA saree built entirely on line and shine black pure silk striped edge to edge in alternating silver and gold, with the metallic bands deepening from silver to gold as they move toward the pallu. This is a Pattu Silk Chanderi: woven entirely in pure mulberry silk with no cotton blend, the most luxurious of the four traditional Chanderi weaves, closest in feel to a Kanjeevaram but a fraction of the weight. Handwoven by the weavers' collective in Ashok