Assam · Sualkuchi
Nixa Pat Mekhela Sador
WT·AS·0103
₹17,990
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Silk Mark certified
Silk Mark certified- Material & craftsmanship
- Paat, mulberry silk that is fine, smooth and softly lustrous, here in a deep black with a quiet sheen. Gold-toned zari and red and green silk are woven in as an extra weft: small squares across both pieces, a line of round flowers along the sador and borders of small fan shapes.
- What arrives
- 1 mekhela + 1 sador + 1 matching unstitched blouse piece
The piece in detail
What is woven into it
Against the black, three colours do the work: gold, red and green.
Small red and green squares are scattered across both pieces like confetti. Along the sador runs a line of round flowers in gold-toned zari, each with a scalloped outline and a red or green heart. The sador's edge is a border of small fan shapes tipped with red, traced by a fine red line and rows of tiny gold dots, and its end closes in red and gold stripes and small tassels.
The mekhela repeats the squares and the gold flowers and is crossed by slim bands of gold fans.
Occasion & styling
Wear it to festivals, evening weddings and receptions, sangeet nights, parties and cultural programmes, with a bright red silk blouse, as shown, or pick up the green or the gold instead.
Gold shows well against black: a Junbiri or Dugdugi, or a single statement piece. Drape the sador so its border runs diagonally across the front, with the line of flowers following it.
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
Along the sador, the round gold flowers alternate their hearts: one red, the next green.
| Accession code | WT·AS·0103 |
|---|---|
| Material | Paat silk, black ground, motifs in gold-toned zari and red and green silk |
| Loom | Handloom, motifs in extra weft |
| Origin | Sualkuchi, Kamrup, Assam |
| Made by | Deepa Kakoty |
| Hours of work | About 190 |
| Colour | Deep black with gold-toned zari; red and green accents |
| What arrives | 1 mekhela + 1 sador + 1 matching unstitched blouse piece |
Care
- Dry clean only, and tell the cleaner it is Paat with zari.
- Never machine-wash it or leave it to soak: zari can dull when it gets damp.
- Press it on the reverse at a low setting, with a cotton cloth between the iron and the zari.
- Fold it in muslin or cotton, never plastic, away from damp, direct sun and pale silks, 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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Nixa Pat Mekhela Sador
₹17,990
Unstitched
Made to order. To be dispatched on or before 20 November.
Handmade orders cannot be cancelled once placed.
