Kota Doria Cotton Saree Mauve Pink Embroidered Floral

A Kota Doria saree in soft mauve pink sheer and weightless with a tonal floral creeper embroidered along the border and across the pallu fine sprays of leaves and small blossoms worked in the same rose shade as the ground so the pattern reads as texture more than colour A slender gold zari line edges the fabric and the open Kota khat the signature grid of tiny squares shows clearly against the light The make reveals itself up close The flowers are hand embroidered onto the woven cloth turn the saree over and you will find the threads carried and knotted on the reverse the stitches slightly uneven in a way no machine produces The ground itself is true Kota each khat square blends cotton and silk giving the pink a quiet shift between matte and sheen and the selvedge shows the small knots and airy faintly coarse hand of a pit loom weave A powerloom imitation prints flat florals onto uniform synthetic squares here the motif stands slightly raised stitched thread by thread Kota Doria has been woven for generations in Kaithoon near Kota in Rajasthan where the fine yarn is starched by hand before weaving so it can hold at such a sheer count The tonal embroidery is added afterward a second layer of handwork on an already delicate cloth This is a saree for soft dressed up daytime an engagement lunch a baby shower a festive morning worn over a blush or ivory blouse with pearls or fine gold and little else