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Kairi Light Green and Sea Blue Kota Saree

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Nothing on this light green saree is embroidered in green. Sea blue does the drawing instead, Pushpa marking out each motif in tepchi, then knotting the buds in phanda, the only texture in the embroidery. Kairi, the raw mango, is hand embroidered in Lucknow on a 5.5 metre Kota doria in 100% cotton, 78 ends by 66 picks to the inch, no blouse piece.

Cloth
kota doriaSquare checked open weave from Kota. Extremely light, and the weave’s own grid is part of the design.
Composition
100% cotton
Stitches
Phanda · Tepchi
Length
5.5 metres
Blouse
Not included
Also worked
Crochet edging
Thread colour
Sea Blue
Weave
80-85 GSM, 78 ends and 66 picks per inch
Handwork
55 to 60 days
Embroidered by
Pushpa, Lucknow
Net quantity
1 piece, 5.5 metres
Made in
India. Hand embroidered in Lucknow.
Packed by
Shwet Heritage LLP, Prabhat Chauraha, E-1/282, Sector I, Janki Vihar Colony, Jankipuram, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226021, India
Consumer care
+91 90055 17090support@shwetartistry.comMonday to Saturday, 10 AM to 6 PM IST
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The product is hand dyed, and colour variations may occur due to the handcrafted process

  • Craftmark is issued by the All India Artisans and Craftworkers Welfare Association (AIACA) and certifies craft processes, not individual garments. Our licence covers Chikankari Embroidery. To verify, AIACA lists Shwet on its public member register for the craft process Chikankari Embroidery. Our license number, 278P060, and its term are on the certificate we publish.
  • Free delivery across India
  • 7-day exchange on unworn pieces
  • How this fits
  • Craft Care embroidery repair
  • Artisans paid ₹500 per kurta, against the trade’s ₹20–50
  • A handmade gift from the artisans travels with every order

Embroidered by

Portrait of Pushpa, Motif Designer at Shwet Heritage, Lucknow
Pushpa

Shwet Heritage SHG network, Lucknow

The stitches

  • Phanda (knot)Tight millet-seed knots placed one by one to build jasmine buds and flower centres.
  • Tepchi (running)The swift running stitch laid along the printed motif, the ground on which every other stitch is built.

How to wear it

  • A check is woven into Kota doria itself, so anything checked or striped worn with this saree sets a second pattern against the cloth's own.
  • The border ends in crochet, a worked edge the blouse has no reason to repeat, so plain hems and a plain neckline keep it the only one.

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Craftmark® certified

Certified by the All India Artisans & Craftworkers Welfare Association under Craftmark License 278P060.

Craftmark is issued by the All India Artisans and Craftworkers Welfare Association (AIACA). It certifies craft processes, not individual garments. Our licence covers Chikankari Embroidery and runs to 13 February 2027. This piece was embroidered by Pushpa in Lucknow.

Our artisans earn ₹500 per kurta for their embroidery, where middlemen typically pay ₹20–50. Read how certification works.

Care instructions

Gentle hand wash only, with mild detergent Do not bleach Dry in shade Iron inside out on low heat Store in a muslin bag

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