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Lakshmi Devi · Kanchipuram

Kanchipuram Temple-Border Silk Saree

4.9(64 reviews) Export ready

$489

Pure mulberry silk with a hand-woven zari temple border.

  • Ships from Kanchipuram, India · 612 days
  • Handmade to order in ~21 days
  • International checkout · multi-currency
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The story

Made with intention.

Each saree takes Lakshmi's collective nearly three weeks at the pit loom. The contrast border is woven separately and interlocked — the unmistakable mark of an authentic Kanchipuram.

Drape it once and you carry a thousand years of temple craft.

Materials

    Pure mulberry silkTested zari (silver-gilt thread)Natural dyes

Sustainability

  • Natural dyes
  • Zero-electricity pit loom
  • Fair-wage collective
How it's made

From raw material to masterpiece.

  1. 01

    Dyeing

    Small-batch hand dyeing.

  2. 02

    Warping

    60 hours of thread preparation.

  3. 03

    Weaving

    Three weeks on the pit loom.

Lakshmi Devi
The woman behind it

Lakshmi Devi

Kanchipuram silk weaving · Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu

Lakshmi learned the loom at nine, seated beside her grandmother in a courtyard scented with mulberry. What began as childhood imitation became a calling.

What buyers say.

Heirloom quality

The zari work is breathtaking. Arrived beautifully packaged in 8 days.

Priya S. · United States

Worth every cent

You can feel the craftsmanship. Knowing it supports a women's collective makes it special.

Mei L. · Singapore