Rekha sari
An exclusive hand-painted & embroidered Patur silk cotton sari based on the unparalleled beauty of Rekha in her most sensuous avatar as Vasantasena in Utsav based on Sudraka's Mricchakatika, depicted in a beautiful 3 dimensional pallu. Limited stocks only. No repeats.
We work with Handlooms & all our products are Handcrafted with love by our talented artisans & masters. Since our making process is entirely by hand, slight aberrations in textile, printing, painting, embroidery and sewing are bound to happen and cannot be considered as “damaged.” No two pieces will be alike in anything Handmade & that makes each piece unique.
Colour Variations:
While we photograph only in natural light and try our best to make sure that the colours shown on our website are accurate, actual colours may vary a little. The precise colour of the product may vary due to colour variability in computers, laptops, screen monitors, mobiles, tablets and or other devices screen peculiarities or resolution. We try to give as many colour choices as possible per design & give you actual product swatches as colour options on our website. Please be aware that we will not be responsible if the colour is not what you expected it to be at the time of purchase. Because all our products are custom made and cannot be returned for reasons of colour, please make sure that you understand that colour variations are possible from our photography of the actual products.
Size:
We share our standard size chart for all our products on our website. All our stitched products come with extra margin & stitches should you need to alter this. We also offer unstitched fabric with artwork appliqued for most of our designs as an option. We stitch as per your unique order that is a combination of Design, Fabric, Colour, Sleeves or Sleeveless so it is a custom made for you & cannot be returned for reasons of wrong size.
Care for Fabrics:
- Preferably always dry clean. Or, gentle hand wash in cold water.
- Do not machine wash.
- Do not soak in water.
- Always dry in shade.
- Never use detergents or chemicals on the painting/embroidery/screen printing.
- Always iron the painting/embroidery/screen printing inside out.
Care for all other Materials:
- Preferably always gentle clean with a dry wipe.
- Do not soak in water.
- Never use detergents or chemicals on the painting/screen printing.
Presenting the Limited Edition Rekha sari with Rekha as Vasantasena in Utsav (1984)based on Śūdraka’s Mricchakatika. Completely handmade & handpainted; each piece is handcrafted by a bunch of talented artists with a lot of love for the art & crafts
The “Rekha” sari has the sensuous Rekha as Vasantasena on the golden Pallu hand painted & then embroidered with select Jewellery to give that 3D effect The interplay of Black, Steel & Gold in the sari adds to the oomph.
We wanted only the best sari as a base for this work of art & so we have handpicked the sari from the extremely talented Meraki By Sindhu’s #specialedition of #steelandgold series of Patur silk cotton saris.
These sarees are silk cotton sarees from a lesser known village Patur in Andhra , Nellore district . The sarees are woven with cotton warp and pure silk weft . The cotton yarns are locally produced and dyed and the silk comes from Bangalore . The weavers of Patur largely contributed to the handloom trade along with the weavers of Venkatagiri , Kaalahasthi , Chirala , Machilupatnam and Mangalagiri but slowly lost their identity to the bigger names of handlooms in Andhra .
In the recent past with the help of design interventions from talented designers like Meraki By Sindhu the weavers have adapted to the contemporary fashion market apart from their traditional designs .
Sizes: The choli comes in standard ready to wear sizes 34 to 48 with a 2 inch margin inside for alterations.
