Katan Silk Tanchoi Geometric Handwoven Banarasi Saree in Steel Blue zari brocade saree detailed bird-on-branch motifs in gold

detailed bird-on-branch motifs in gold zari

The flowing georgette fabric drapes gracefully over your curves

Weave - Phekua Jaal in Gold  zari & hand brush painted

with the kind of detail that rewards a closer look

Design: Mirror Kutch Patch Details with Shells

Katan Silk Tanchoi Geometric Handwoven Banarasi Saree in Steel Blue zari brocade saree detailed bird-on-branch motifs in goldThere are no flowers here and that is precisely the point. This steel blue Katan silk works entirely in geometry: a full body charkhana of squares, each filled with a diagonal triangle motif woven in self colour tanchoi, creating a surface that shifts and ripples as the fabric moves. The effect is architectural rather than decorative, modern rather than traditional and yet every inch of it is the product of a handloom in Varanasi. The border picks up