Jamdani, and the hands that finish it.
Woven sarees from the looms of Narayanganj, finished in our Dhanmondi studio with hand sequin and karchupi work. Pret, couture and bridal.
A weave with no shortcut in it
Jamdani is not printed. Two weavers sit at one loom facing each other, lift the warp by hand and lay in a thicker thread for every motif, working from memory with no pattern card and no machine.
A dense saree moves forward about an inch a day. What comes off the loom then goes to our karchupi table, where sequins, beads and zari are set by hand along the border and the aanchal.
- Woven inRupganj and Sonargaon, Narayanganj
- FabricsMuslin, organza, half-silk and cotton
- Hand workKarchupi, sequin, bead and zari, done in-house
- Length12 hands, with matching blouse piece
In the shop now
One piece of each. Tap a saree and its name goes straight into a WhatsApp message with us.
From yarn to the fold in your hand
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Winding the yarn
Fine yarn is starched with rice water, dried in shade and wound onto bobbins. Starch is what lets a thread hold a motif.
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Dressing the loom
Thousands of warp threads are drawn through the reed by hand. A mistake here shows up in the cloth months later.
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Lifting the motifs
Two weavers push thicker thread through counted warp with a bamboo needle, motif by motif. This is the Jamdani part.
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Karchupi and finishing
In Dhanmondi the saree is stretched on a frame for sequin and zari work, then washed, pressed and folded.
Ordering, plainly
Delivery
Inside Dhaka ৳80, outside ৳150, by courier in 2–4 days. Cash on delivery inside Dhaka.
Payment
bKash, Nagad or bank transfer. For bridal and made-to-order pieces we take half in advance.
Caring for it
Dry clean only for anything with sequin or zari work. Store folded in cotton cloth and change the fold every few months.
Come and feel the fabric
Shop 212 & 213, Level 2
Shaptak Square, House 02, Road 27 (old)
Dhanmondi, Dhaka
(inside IVORY)
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Ask for more photos, a video of the drape, or the price of any piece. Bridal orders take four to six weeks.
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