PART PAYMENT LINK for EKANTA - 2 THE COMPLETE NATURAL DYE KANCHIVARAM SILK SAREE RECREATED V & A MUSEUM PIECE

A Tell tale of natural Dye Kanchivaram silk saree carefully blended with natural dyes and aesthetically woven in kanchivaram using 5 gm gold zari , meenakari woven pallu This Masterpiece is inspired and recreated from the 1867 archive piece from Victoria and Albert museum The archive piece / SAREE was originally woven back in 1867 at Salem Tamilnad in crimson red with zari and threadwork and is moved from the Indian museum as archive piece to V&A in 1879 Details about the weave : The one of a kind museum archive recreated kanchivaram silk SAREE in a complete natural Dye The lustrous Mesmerising shade of this kanchivaram silk yarn is a complete natural dyed crimson red A mid tone of red and orange The body has 15 kuzhigai adai Kamalam buttas woven in each row ( usually 8 will be used but the master weaver used 15 for this masterpiece) The border has 3 ply 240 adai weave for vanki and diamond motifs with muthu seer The extravagant and show stopper pallu has extra weft meenakari woven pavala valayal kodi (florals ) and mango paisley in natural dyed olive green and sindoor orange yarns with authentic 5 gm gold zari used Weave - kanchivaram silk Dye - Complete natural dyed crimson red Inspiration - Victoria and Albert museum archive museum piece originated in 1867 Shade - crimson red ( mid tone of red and orange) Zari used - authentic 5 gm gold zari Body - traditional adai Kamalam motifs Border - vanki diamond muthu seer Pallu - round pavalam mango / paisley, pavala valayal kodi meenakari Blouse : muthuseer motifs Idea inspiration and Saree curated by - Varnavastram