Jamuni: Sona Rupa Buttas on Tissue Banarasi
Jamuni: Sona Rupa Buttas on Tissue Banarasi
By Naushad Ji
Saree Story
My colour has a name before it has a story. Jamuni, the purple of a ripe jamun split open. I am tissue, silk crossed with fine zari, which is why I hold light even when the room is still. My buttas would not choose between sona and rupa, so they take turns, gold and silver scattered across me in equal measure. My border runs a flowering creeper touched with silver blooms, and my pallu opens into a paisley jaal so dense it forgets where the purple began. Wear me in daylight and I lean lilac. Wear me at dusk and I turn the colour of my own name.
Handloom Perfection
Handloom sarees are made by human hands, not machines. Which means every piece carries the natural variations of the loom and the weaver, proof that someone, somewhere, made this just for you.
Description
Jamuni takes its name from the jamun, the deep purple fruit that stains fingers and cloth alike, and this saree carries exactly that shade. The body is Banarasi tissue, silk crossed with fine zari so the entire canvas holds a quiet metallic sheen that shifts as you move, lilac in daylight, closer to true jamuni in low light. Across it, buttas alternate between gold and silver, so the drape never settles into a single mood. Then the pallu arrives, a full brocade jaal of paisleys and florals, worked edge to edge, so dense the base colour survives only as shadow between motifs. Tissue is an unforgiving weave. The zari in the weft hides nothing, so every butta had to be placed cleanly, one pick at a time, on a surface that would betray the smallest error. Some colours need a metaphor. This one only needed its own name
Weaver
Days to make the saree
Minimum 30-45 days
Shipping Info
Ready to be shipped. We will share you the logistic details once you confirm the order
Fabric
Woven in pure tissue, this Banarasi holds light as though it were part of the weave itself. Its luminosity does not sit on the surface. It rises softly from within. It settles close to the body like a second skin, never stiff, never poufy, never excessive.
Technique
Saree with Blouse Piece
Full length saree with unstitched blouse piece; Blouse piece: 0.80 metre
Care Instructions
Silk rewards patience. Dry clean for the first wash. After that, cold water and a gentle hand. Never wring it, never rush it. Dry in the shade — silk and sunlight are not friends. Iron on the reverse, low heat, while it is still slightly damp.