Brown Brocade Fabric with Stylized Tibetan Endless Knot and Self Weave
Dry clean only. Store folded in a soft muslin pouch away from direct sunlight to keep the sheen alive.
Description
Pure Silk Handloom Brocade<br>Weaver Kasim Family of Banaras. 27 Inches Wide
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Behind this piece
The Endless Knot, one of Buddhism's eight auspicious symbols, finds an unlikely and luminous home on the looms of Banaras. Here, the Kasim family, inheritors of a Mughal-era weaving tradition, have drawn a Tibetan sacred motif into the grammar of Banarasi brocade, interlacing it with a self-weave ground of warm, earth-toned silk. The result is a textile that holds two spiritual geographies in a single weave. Zari-free and quietly assured, the fabric speaks in the register of restraint, where the pattern reveals itself only as light moves across it.
How to style
Cut this into an unlined silk jacket to wear over ivory hand-embroidered kurtas for Diwali gatherings, letting the self-weave ground catch candlelight. For a formal evening, consider a draped skirt or palazzo paired with a raw silk blouse in burnt umber, finished with oxidised silver jewellery from Rajasthan. The fabric also lends itself beautifully to a structured blouse beneath a Chanderi or tissue saree; here, kolhapuri flats or block-printed juttis in tobacco leather will ground the silhouette without competing with the weave's quiet authority.
Fabric & care
Pure silk handloom brocade demands gentleness above all. Dry-clean for the first wash to preserve the warp and weft tension set by hand on the loom. If washing at home, use cold water and a mild, pH-neutral liquid; never wring or twist the fabric. Lay flat on a clean cotton towel to dry, away from direct sunlight, which fades natural silk over time. Store folded in a soft muslin cloth, never plastic. Refold along different lines every few months to prevent permanent creasing along the same threads.
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