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Lehar Sea Blue Kota Saree
Draped for an office morning, Lehar carries one white thread through three stitches on a sea blue ground, the wave its name means. Shabana Parveen hand embroidered the three in Lucknow, tepchi first, the line the other two follow, keel and kangan working each flower centre, the point set inside its ring, phanda tying millet seed knots. Kota doria, 100% cotton, 80–85 GSM, 5.5 metres and 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
- Keel Kangan · Phanda · Tepchi
- Length
- 5.5 metres
- Blouse
- Not included
- Also worked
- Crochet edging
- Thread colour
- White
- Weave
- 80-85 GSM, 78 ends and 66 picks per inch
- Handwork
- 55 to 60 days
- Embroidered by
- Shabana Parveen, 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
- Availability
The product is hand dyed, and colour variations may occur due to the handcrafted process
Also embroidered in
- 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
Shabana Parveen is a cutwork specialist in the Shwet Heritage self-help-group network in Lucknow, at the embroidery frame since 2002. Her hathkati — cloth parted thread by thread and locked open without a single cut — is among the most exacting of the craft’s 30-plus named stitches, and her profile appears here exactly as she is credited in our workshop records.
Shwet Heritage SHG network, Lucknow
The stitches
- Keel KanganKeel sets the pointed flower centre. Kangan rings it like a bangle around the motif.
- 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
- The saree arrives without blouse cloth. White picks the thread up again, sea blue continues the ground, and that choice decides which of the two reads first.
- White separates cleanly from sea blue, so the drawing holds at a distance, and a plain blouse with small studs is enough beside it.
- Kota doria at 80–85 GSM adds no weight to a working day, and the same drape takes a festival evening once the blouse and the metal change.
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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 Shabana Parveen 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