Assam · Sualkuchi
Lajuki Tussar Mekhela Sador
WT·AS·0096
₹22,790
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Silk Mark certified
Silk Mark certified- Material & craftsmanship
- Tussar silk with a golden-cream glaze, a gentle slub and a crisp, structured drape. Each Mogor is filled solid in red and drawn with a fine inner flower inside a ring of dots, all of it woven in as extra weft over the plain ground.
- What arrives
- 1 mekhela + 1 sador + 1 matching unstitched blouse piece
The piece in detail
What is woven into it
The set is built on the Mogor, the paisley, woven bold in vermilion red: each one filled solid and drawn with a fine inner flower inside a ring of small dots.
The sador keeps a plain golden-cream body. Along its edge runs a continuous chain of Mogor, framed by a red zigzag band and fine red stripes, and the end finishes in red stripes and small red tassels.
On the mekhela the Mogor fill the lower half in rows, turned in alternating directions, and close at the hem in a red band of leaves and scallops.
Occasion & styling
Clean but festive, it suits Bihu, pujas, a wedding where you are a guest, Namghar visits, office celebrations and cultural programmes. It is shown with a maroon blouse; a deep red blouse works the same way, and a golden-cream one gives a softer, tonal look.
Pleat the sador over the shoulder so the Mogor border frames the neckline, and let the tasselled end fall free.
How to wear a mekhela sador
The mekhela goes on first: step into it, draw it up to the waist, fold the pleats at the front and tuck them in. Then the sador: one end tucked in at the waist, taken round, and the rest carried across the front and over the left shoulder.
The film ends on the gold worn with it: the pendant, the ring, the earrings and the cuff.
The object
The body is left plain. Every motif is gathered at the borders and the hem, which is a decision about where the eye goes rather than about how much work went in.
| Accession code | WT·AS·0096 |
|---|---|
| Material | Tussar silk, golden-cream ground, motifs in vermilion red (motif yarn not yet confirmed) |
| Loom | Handloom, motifs in extra weft |
| Origin | Sualkuchi, Kamrup, Assam |
| Made by | Deepa Kakoty |
| Hours of work | About 180 |
| Colour | Golden cream with vermilion red |
| What arrives | 1 mekhela + 1 sador + 1 matching unstitched blouse piece |
Care
- Dry clean only, and tell the cleaner it is Tussar with red motifs.
- Never machine-wash it or leave it to soak: water can carry the red out of the motifs and into the pale ground, and it does not come back out.
- Press it on the reverse at a low setting, with a cotton cloth between the iron and the motifs.
- Fold it in muslin or cotton, never plastic, away from damp and direct sun, and refold it along new lines every few months.
- Keep perfume and deodorant off the cloth.
Delivery and returns
Cancelling
Handmade orders cannot be cancelled once placed. You can still correct your address or phone number before it is dispatched.
If something is wrong
We do not accept returns for change of mind, colour or fit. If your piece arrives damaged, defective or not as ordered, send us a 10-second unboxing video within 48 hours of delivery and choose a full refund or a replacement.
Questions before you buy
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Lajuki Tussar Mekhela Sador
₹22,790
Unstitched
Made to order. To be dispatched on or before 20 November.
Handmade orders cannot be cancelled once placed.
