Odisha Handloom Cotton Saree Mauve Lily Paisley Buti

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A sheer handloom cotton saree from Odisha in a pale blush cream with a romantic mauve purple border of lilies and trailing vines scattered paisley butis in the same dusty lavender across the body and hand knotted cream tassels at the pallu The handloom reveals itself in small irregularities a machine cannot fake Feel the ground cloth fine slubs run through the sheer cotton tiny thickenings in the yarn that powerloom mills spin away Compare any two paisleys their tilt and size differ just perceptibly because each motif is worked into the cloth rather than printed onto it The reverse of the border shows mauve threads carried between flowers colour that lives in the cloth not on it A powerloom print by contrast is perfectly crisp perfectly identical and blank on the back Mauve on blush is the softest colourway of this border design made for spring weddings baby showers and golden hour photographs Pair with an ivory or plum blouse and pearls and let the border carry the look