Craft
We name the craft, the region and the time on every piece. It is the only honest way to explain a price.
01
400–900 hours per bridal skirt
Metal-wrapped thread couched onto a stretched ground with an ari hook. The karigar works from beneath the frame, drawing the wire through in a continuous chain. Historically a Mughal court craft, and still counted in hours rather than metres.
02
60–180 hours per garment
Flat gold-toned ribbon folded and appliquéd into leaves, petals and vines. Fast to read from a distance, light on the fabric, and unmistakably Rajasthani.
03
6–9 months per saree
A running stitch that quilts and decorates at once, traditionally worked on layered old cloth. Ours is single-layer on dupion, one artisan per piece, signed at the pallu.
04
120–300 hours per garment
Hand-cut mirror discs held by a worked ring of thread rather than adhesive, so the piece survives a wash and a lifetime. Each ring is stitched blind, by feel.
05
6–14 weeks on the loom
Not embroidery at all — the metal is woven in as a supplementary weft while the ground is formed. Slower than any surface craft, and structurally part of the cloth.
06
8–20 weeks on the loom
Motifs inserted freehand as a discontinuous weft, without a jacquard or a drawn cartoon. Two weavers, one loom, no draft — the pattern lives in memory.
