Silk & Handloom

Eri Silk Nehru Jacket, Natural Ivory

Nehru-cut waistcoat in undyed eri silk. Matte rather than shiny, warm like wool, and the moth leaves the cocoon alive before the silk is spun.

Eri Silk Shawl, Undyed

Spun, not reeled. Warm like wool, matte rather than shiny, and the moth leaves the cocoon alive. Undyed, in its own off-white.

Handwoven Gamosa, Red on White

Cotton, handwoven, red border and motif on white. The cloth an Assamese household gives, receives and lives with.

Mekhela Chador, Pat Silk, Handwoven

Sualkuchi, Kamrup

Two pieces, handwoven in pat silk at Sualkuchi. The formal Assamese dress, in the fabric it is properly made in.

Muga Silk Nehru Jacket, Contrast Weave

The same undyed muga silk as the golden border jacket, with a contrast woven panel along the placket. Slightly more work at the loom, which is the price difference.

Muga Silk Nehru Jacket, Golden Border

Sleeveless Nehru-cut waistcoat in muga silk, undyed. The gold is the fibre's own colour, not a dye, and it deepens with washing rather than fading.