Assam · Sualkuchi
Polax Pat Mekhela Sador
WT·AS·0104
₹21,990
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Silk Mark certified
Silk Mark certified- Material & craftsmanship
- Paat, mulberry silk with a smooth surface and a satin-like sheen, here in a warm sand beige. Saffron silk and gold-toned zari are woven in as an extra weft: paisleys, small florets, and bands of zari at the sador end and towards the hem.
- What arrives
- 1 mekhela + 1 sador + 1 matching unstitched blouse piece
The piece in detail
What is woven into it
The paisley, kalka, runs through the whole set, some woven in saffron silk and some in gold-toned zari, each with fine leafy patterning inside its curve.
The sador carries these paisleys across its body and a broad zari border along its edge. Its end is worked in bands of zari patterning dotted with saffron and finishes in a row of saffron tassels.
The mekhela mixes the paisleys with small zari florets and deepens into bands of zari towards the hem.
Occasion & styling
It suits pujas and temple ceremonies, festivals, weddings and receptions, housewarmings and anniversaries. Wear it with the matching beige blouse, its sleeve edged in zari and saffron florets, as shown, or an orange silk blouse to lift the saffron.
Gold partners the zari: a Junbiri or Dugdugi, temple gold, or a bead-and-gold necklace like the one shown. Let the sador fall long from the shoulder so the saffron tassels edge the drape to the hem.
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 saffron paisleys and the gold ones are the same figure, leaf for leaf; only the yarn changes.
| Accession code | WT·AS·0104 |
|---|---|
| Material | Paat silk, sand-beige ground, motifs in saffron silk and gold-toned zari |
| Loom | Handloom, motifs in extra weft |
| Origin | Sualkuchi, Kamrup, Assam |
| Made by | Deepa Kakoty |
| Hours of work | About 190 |
| Colour | Warm sand beige with saffron orange; gold-toned zari |
| 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 and direct sun, and refold it along new lines every few months.
- Keep perfume and deodorant off the cloth.
- Keep the tassels untangled, and never pull at a loose thread.
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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Polax Pat Mekhela Sador
₹21,990
Unstitched
Made to order. To be dispatched on or before 20 November.
Handmade orders cannot be cancelled once placed.
