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Rumi – Celebrating the Heritage Architecture
₹18,500.00
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- The very first CONCEPT SAREE in Chikankari. This saree has Rumi Darwaza and sacred Fish Motifs of Awadh, all originally crafted by Meiraas.
- UNIQUE MEIRAAS BLOCKS - Art created from scratch. Motif Blocks drawn & chiseled by hand in ancient style. This gives more challenging & creative work to Block Artisans, who were being eliminated by many designers in favour of digital tracing.
- RESHAM CHIKANKARI (HAND EMBROIDERY PRACTISED SINCE ANCIENT AGE)
- Amber Charkha (non motorised) spun & Handwoven Soft Cotton.
- Azo Free Dyes
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Made On Order | Amuva
₹29,500.00
The Season of Mangoes or Amuva is here with this beautiful Resham Chikankari saree, featuring one of a kind design layout, full of two antqiue Ambi motifs in the same saree, one with Zari Taar fine jaali.
This signature saree of Meiraas is Made on Order only. Please email us at namaste@meiraas.com for colour and fabric customisation.
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- Skilled and High quality Resham Chikankari.
- Exclusive layout designed by Meiraas
- Use of Rare 200 year old Ambi motifs and Conceptual hand carved motifs to create Chikankari all through the saree.
- Hand embroidered Mukaish highlights.
- Handloom Chanderi fabric.
KHYAAL (Moodboard):
The inspiration behind this saree is the Ambi or Amiya motif, which symbolises Mango Fruit in Lucknow summers. One of the most celebrated motifs of Chikankari is paisley or ambi motif, due to it being a signature fruit from the city. This is the reason why most Chikankari garments carry this motif as a signature look. Another signature look of Chikankari is its Jaali stitch, which we wanted to incorporate, along with the Biryani Chawal or Murri stitch inside the Ambi shape, making this one of a kind rare, conceptual saree from Lucknow. The motif and the stitches that have been used to bring it alive, gives a feeling of the art and cultural heritage coming together to celebrate Lucknow, via needle handicraft.
POSHAAK (About the garment):
This stunning Ombre dyed yellow Chikankari saree has a unique layout. The palla has a square konia created on either side with a collage of sorts made with an antique Ambi boota, along with lotus and leafy shoot motif, all this symbolising the flora and fruit & grass bounty of Awadh Summers. The palla has a beautiful motif of Jasmine flowers in between the Square Art konia, symbolising the bounty of Mother Nature, even amidst the harsh Grishma heat. The rest of the palla has another Antqiue Ambi motif, with very fine Qasab Taar Jaali work, along with fine murri stitch. So this saree has two unique & antqiue Ambi motifs. The name Amuva alludes to the song "Amuva ki daali pe bole koyaliya" from the film Dahej (1952), that is set in Lucknow city. This is the colloquial name for Mangoes in Lucknow. Stars of Mukaish decorate this beautiful Ombre dyed Yellow saree on Handwoven Chanderi Silk, making it a unique piece of wearable art.1 in stock
Sonchiraiya – The Elusive Golden Bird
FROM THE VAULT COLLECTIVE : Sonchiraiya is possibly the most beautiful saree on our website. This Heirloom saree has Resham Chikankari along with Zardozi hand embroidery, with conceptual artwork by Meiraas! It is a museum worthy collector's piece.
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- A rare masterpiece of 3 Awadhi embroideries - Chikankari, Zardozi & Aari
- 2 Taar Resham Chikankari
- The finest quality of Zardozi
- Qasab taar Aari embroidery
- Conceptual artwork by Meiraas
- Pure Georgette Silk fabric
- Hand me down Heirloom Chikankari saree
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Konia Boota Woollen Shawl
Konia Boota shawl with diagonally placed corner motif or classic Konia embroidery on pure Merino Wool. A luxurious statement for elegant winters!
The Sustainability Quotient (TSQ):
1. Skilled Resham Hand Embroidery.
2. Antique motif art & layout created using hand carved motifs following all processes.
3. Chikankari on Pure Wool - A shawl to cherish & hand down over generations
4. Gender Fluid
KHAYAL (mood-board):
Chikankari has been seen as the summer wear for the past 100-150 years or so. However, the embroidery in itself, has enough mettle to be practised with perfect finesse on various fabrics. This has been the endeavour of Meiraas since our inception.
We wanted to make this Craft more fluid to other seasons as well, as Chikankari represents the silent art of tone on tone classic beauty, that is endearing to almost everyone in every season. It speaks of class, elegance, discerning taste and grace. Its foray into Shawls was more ordained than ever imagined.
We had started working on Chikankari Shawls since 2017, but the perfecting of its form happened now.
It is no surprise that our choice of colour for the first shawl was pure white with tone on tone embroidery, as that is the moodboard Chikankari is most associated with; A Class Apart Heirloom in the World of Luxury Drapes.
POSHAAK (about the dress):
The Konia boota Resham Chikankari embroidered shawl takes inspiration from ivory & marble carvings that are delicate, timeless, rich & evocative, and the traditional konia boota classic warm drapes.
This pure merino wool shawl has been embroidered on tow diagonal ends with a very fine & intricate floral motif, featuring an array of rare stitches like Jaali (qasab taar), Bijli, Kaante, Phada, Keel, Kangan, kauri, amongst many stitches. The body is scattered with a beautiful miniature phool patti motif running all through the shawl.
This shawl is a lighter to drape, making it easier to drape on many occasions, and is a remarkable piece of wearable art.
This is an Heirloom Shawl that can be passed from generation to generation. More than the warmth that the wool gives, this will be a cherished memory full of warmth of hands that embroidered it, & hands that picked it up and owned it, like a piece of textile jewel, that it is.
P.S: You can get this shawl made on Pure Pashmina, & the colour can be customised too. Please email us at namaste@meiraas.com to know more.
If you wish to see the shawl on a video call, then email us to fix appointment.
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Kamal Sarovar Woolen Shawl
Kamal Sarovar gets an even more regal avatar in the form of our Luxury Shawls for winters! Resham Chikankari Shawl with allover jaal embroidery on pure Merino Wool. It doesn't get more luxurious than this.
The Sustainability Quotient (TSQ):
1. Skilled Resham Hand Embroidery.
2. Antique motif art & layout created using hand carved motifs following all processes.
3. Chikankari on Pure Wool - A shawl to cherish & hand down over generations
4. Gender Fluid
KHAYAL (mood-board):
Chikankari has been seen as the summer wear for the past 100-150 years or so. However, the embroidery in itself, has enough mettle to be practised with perfect finesse on various fabrics. This has been the endeavour of Meiraas since our inception.
We wanted to make this Craft more fluid to other seasons as well, as Chikankari represents the silent art of tone on tone classic beauty, that is endearing to almost everyone in every season. It speaks of class, elegance, discerning taste and grace. Its foray into Shawls was more ordained than ever imagined.
We had started working on Chikankari Shawls since 2017, but the perfecting of its form happened now.
It is no surprise that our choice of colour for the first shawl was pure white, as that is the colour Chikankari is most associated with; and the choice of embroidery shade was White & Beige in resham threads! A Class Apart Heirloom in the World of Luxury Drapes.
POSHAAK (about the dress):
The Kamal Sarovar allover embroidered Jaal shawl takes inspiration from ivory & marble carvings that are delicate, timeless, rich & evocative.
This pure merino wool shawl has been embroidered all through with intricate stitches of Chikankari like shadow, ghapsatti, phanda, keel & kangan, in shades of white & beige, making this shawl a remarkable piece of wearable art.
This is an Heirloom Shawl that can be passed from generation to generation. More than the warmth that the wool gives, this will be a cherished memory full of warmth of hands that embroidered it, & hands that picked it up and owned it, like a piece of textile jewel, that it is.
P.S: You can get this shawl made on Pure Pashmina, & the colour can be customised too. Please email us at namaste@meiraas.com to know more.
If you wish to see the shawl on a video call, then email us to fix appointment.
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Mihikavan
A dream, an oasis, one of the most ethereal Heirloom Chikankari sarees we have made!
This signature saree of Meiraas is Made on Order only. Please email us at namaste@meiraas.com for colour and fabric customisation.
This saree is Made On Order only and will take at least 4 months to get made. We will obviously try faster turn around, however if required this timeline can be 1-2 weeks extended too; after all such pieces are rarest of rare & require full attention to detail. Please keep your event date in mind before placing the order.
FROM THE VAULT COLLECTIVE
Mihikavan is Heirloom Chikankari 2 Taar Pure Georgette Saree in Almond Beige hue with full jaal floral embroidery. The Palla has breathtaking latticework stitch in rare & old Paisley motif. A rare Heirloom Piece!!
KHAYAL (moodboard):
Kamadeva (God of Desire) and Basant (Spring) decide to break the tapa of Kaamajeyi Mahadev, and get him attracted to the beauty of Parvati ji. To set this scene of romance, they paint a rugged forest, where the tapa is going on, into a place of beautiful desire, an enchanted forest garden. In an instant, Basant transforms the rugged terrain into a Floral Paradise; his painting is so beautiful that all beings are turned on to create a valley of love, the culmination of this beauty happens when a dormant tree trunk starts sprouting flowers, & a Latika or Creeper of Flowers engulfs the trunk with her grip of love!!
Kalidasa ji paints so beautifully with words, almost as beautifully as our artisans create art with needle and thread.Â
Mihikavan means Mihika (dewdrops) of Vana (Forest garden). When I see the art on this saree, I think of the first rays of sun touching the Mihika and the whole enchanted forest garden of Kumaarsambhav penned by Kalidasa ji come alive. We hope you enjoy this Khayal - Vidhi Rastogi, Head of Creative, Meiraas
POSHAAK (about the saree):
Mihikavan Heirloom Chikankari, made on Pure Georgette Silk (certified Silk Mark India). The saree is embroidered all over with the Palla having antique Paisley motif replete with Latticework Stitch (jaali) with qasab taar detailing. The full saree is embroidered with very inticate floral motif. Stitches like shadow, ghaspatti, orma, jaali, zanjeera, hool make this stunning saree. Mukaish stars create the much needed Mihika in this Garden created with needles and thread. The embroidery is done with 2 Taar Resham Thread and is extremely rare.
Please note that the actual colour of this saree is light almond or beige. The darker colours that you see in some photographs is lighting effect. The Cover pic and 3rd last image are shot against a backlight to show you the neatness of the work. This saree will come out most beautifully on Pure Georgette only. The last 2 images are Blouse piece
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- Since this is a Made on Order saree, the patron can customise their desired shade. For this drop in an email on namaste@meiraas.com . Once the colour is selected by the patron, and we start the work, no change can be made.
- This is very heavily embroidered saree, therefore mostly the length one gets in such sarees is 41-42 inches only. If you want wider saree, then an extra Pure Georgette fabric will be added on top seamlessly.
- There is No Return/Refund/Cancellation on Made on Order pieces.
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Shwet Sphatik
₹65,000.00
Made on Order! This saree has been made in approximately 600 human hours.Â
An ethereal White Resham Chikankari saree with Shahi Paan and Seven petal lotus motif spread grandly on the palla. The saree is a silent stunner!!
This signature saree of Meiraas is Made on Order only. Please email us at namaste@meiraas.com for colour and fabric customisation.
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- Full very fine Murri Border
- Resham Chikankari (Hand Embroidery Practised Since Ancient Age) - very fine Resham filament used for embroidery
- Mukaish Embroidery (Ancient Beaten Metal Wire Embroidery)
- Hand Picked Ancient Archived Motifs/ New Own Created Motifs.
- Conceptual & Exclusive Chikankari Artwork
- Handloom Chanderi
- Saree finishing in handwoven mulberry silk - because what touches your body from the inside, should be as beautiful as what shows outside.
- Museum quality Chikankari sarees that can be handed down generation to generation as a treasure.
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Miniature Jaali Silver Zari Silk Shawl
₹15,000.00
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- Resham Chikankari (Hand Embroidery Practised Since Ancient Age).
- 3 Taar Resham Chikankari (very rare)
- Hand Picked Ancient Archived Motifs.
- Conceptual and Exclusive Chikankari Artwork on Zari Silk fabric.
- Handloom Zari Silk fabric.
- Museum quality Chikankari sarees that can be handed down generation to generation as a treasure.
KHYAAL (moodboard):
Lucknow - a city of Gold & Silver!! In Kenize Mourad's historical part history part fiction "In the City of Gold & Silver", Lucknow amongst Awadh is detailed as a land of Gold & Silver symbiotic. It is a symbolism for the syncretic culture of Awadh, where two ideologies or thoughts had a place to survive together. It also symbolises the rich court of Awadh dynasty, where the aristocracy spent its days in the riches that the fertile Indo Gangetic plains yielded, and immersed themselves in Art, Culture, Music, Poetry. The book had a profound effect on us to create two such weaves - Gold Zari Silk & Silver Zari Silk. A symbol of the now lost Awadh.
POSHAAK (about the saree):
The beautiful Miniature Jaali zari silk shawl, is embroidered with extremely delicate and prized stitches of Conceptual Chikankari Art work. The antique miniature motif has been used to create this gorgeous shawl, that features stitches like - Zari Taar (Qasab) Jaali, Ghaspatti, Orma, Phanda, Kaante, etc. The shawl is scattered neatly with this miniature motif artwork all over. It is a stunning piece of drape to layer over Indian dresses, or even that black dress for a formal dinner out! It is a visual treat for any connoisseur of fine Chikankari craft. It is extremely difficult to work on full Zari Silk Chikankari pieces, because of many reasons:- The fabric reflects light back, making it impossible to work in full light, hence it needs perfect light setting in a room and extremely skilled artisans to make it.
- Such fabric requires enormous dexterity and a very fine level of craftsmanship, therefore the number of artisans working on it are just 1-2 only. This means it takes more time than other sarees
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Three Petal Fern Silver Zari Silk Shawl
₹10,500.00
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- Resham Chikankari (Hand Embroidery Practised Since Ancient Age).
- 3 Taar Resham Chikankari (very rare)
- Hand Picked Ancient Archived Motifs.
- Conceptual and Exclusive Chikankari Artwork on Zari Silk fabric.
- Handloom Zari Silk fabric.
- Museum quality Chikankari sarees that can be handed down generation to generation as a treasure.
KHYAAL (moodboard):
Lucknow - a city of Gold & Silver!! In Kenize Mourad's historical part history part fiction "In the City of Gold & Silver", Lucknow amongst Awadh is detailed as a land of Gold & Silver symbiotic. It is a symbolism for the syncretic culture of Awadh, where two ideologies or thoughts had a place to survive together. It also symbolises the rich court of Awadh dynasty, where the aristocracy spent its days in the riches that the fertile Indo Gangetic plains yielded, and immersed themselves in Art, Culture, Music, Poetry. The book had a profound effect on us to create two such weaves - Gold Zari Silk & Silver Zari Silk. A symbol of the now lost Awadh.
POSHAAK (about the saree):
The beautiful Miniature Jaali zari silk shawl, is embroidered with extremely delicate and prized stitches of Conceptual Chikankari Art work. The antique miniature motif has been used to create this gorgeous shawl, that features a rare 3 fern motif that used very fine Murri (rice grain) stitch, one of the toughest stitches in Chikankari repertoire! The shawl is scattered neatly with this miniature motif artwork all over. It is a stunning piece of drape to layer over Indian dresses, or even that black dress for a formal dinner out! It is a visual treat for any connoisseur of fine Chikankari craft. It is extremely difficult to work on full Zari Silk Chikankari pieces, because of many reasons:- The fabric reflects light back, making it impossible to work in full light, hence it needs perfect light setting in a room and extremely skilled artisans to make it.
- Such fabric requires enormous dexterity and a very fine level of craftsmanship, therefore the number of artisans working on it are just 1-2 only. This means it takes more time than other sarees
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Brahmakamal
Brahmakamal is the most beautiful Resham Chikankari creation we have made on Pure Organza Silk fabric. The lightweight and pearly lustrous Organza holds the delicate strands of Resham embroidered into sheer poetry of a saree!!
This saree is Made On Order only. Please email us at namaste@meiraas.com for colour or fabric customisation.
The Sustainability Quotient (TSQ):
1. Skilled Resham Hand Embroidery on an absolutely novel border art.
2. Hand Embroidered Mukaish highlights.
3. Natural Fibre base - Pure Organza Silk.
4. Rare stitches like, Murri (Rice Grain) form the major part of the embroidery. The shadow work done in this saree is silent (which means that the shadow threadwork in the reverse is not visible from front, yet it gives the classic impression or shadow).
KHAYAL (Mood-board):
The elusive Brahmakamal, is an ancient celestial Indian flower, that is considered extremely auspicious to be offered to our prime deities. The reason behind this is its rarity of blooming in just one night between the period of late summer & early autumn, and that too in the higher Himalayas of Uttarakhand. Our scriptures revere this Brahmakamal as divine and celestial, due to this rarity. Various ancient texts of India and Tibet have mentioned its amazing therapeutic properties that can cure many fatal diseases.
Brahmakamal is that flora of our land, which was deemed as the best kept mystery of the natural secret garden of the Himalayas. We spotted some rare Brahmakamal in our many travels to the higher Himalayas, and envisioned them in the craft of Chikankari.
POSHAAK (About the garment):
As the name suggests, we envisioned this saree in pure, pristine and pearly white. Our immediate thought was using the purest Organza Silk as the base to display the snow capped peaks of Higher Himalayas, but with a mystique; hence, Organza was the choice.
The motif chosen for this saree was one that had to have a Brahmakamal like shape, which we luckily found in an old border motif. The best of stitches were brainstormed, which would bring alive this artwork. After the magnificent border, the palla was adorned with snowflake like motif to showcase the presence of the blooms in the higher altitudes of Himalayas. The rest of the body has smaller motifs. Stars of Mukaish are scattered through the saree like fireflies in the mountains glowing like celestial lamps on a full moon night!!
P.S : We will recommend getting this saree made on Pure Georgette Silk base
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Ratna Mayur
₹56,500.00
This saree is Made On Order only. Please email us at namaste@meiraas.com for colour or fabric customisation
The grand Mayur motif of Yakshi Shwet saree, finds a new look in this glorious handloom Mulberry Silk saree with Resham Chikankari, depicting a pair of Peacocks enclosed inside a window. The perfect saree that takes inspiration from the subtle embroidered sarees of the past, and allows the fine quality workmanship and the glow of the saree to create the magic of Slow Fashion.
THE SUSTAINABILITY QUOTIENT (TSQ):
1. Skilled Resham Hand Embroidery on absolutely novel motif art.
2. 200 year old Mayur heritage hand carved motif.
3. Handloom Mulberry Silk.
4. Conceptual Chikankari work, that might someday be housed in a museum of crafts, or a well researched coffee table book.
KHAYAL (Mood-board):
In Meiraas, we treat our Chikankari sarees as a canvas, on which we display our expressions or Khayal, via heritage hand embroidery. Ratna Mayur saree is an expression evolved over our many travels throughout the country, where the elegant peacocks are a common sight to behold. It is amazing how much joy the mere sight of a peacock can bring, to lift up even the most bleak days one could be facing. No wonder, this elegant bird is attached to our Divinity, and also accosted the status of our National Bird. The interplay of Golden Yellow base with Firozi Peacocks came to us from various fort paintings all across Rajasthan. Since most of these personal travels happened during our winter breaks, we especially wanted to create a symposium of all these reveries, into one saree. The saree base was kept as Golden Yellow to indicate the pleasant softness of winter sun in North India.
POSHAAK (About the garment):
This handloom Mulberry Silk saree has a buttery yellow hue, that is accentuated with Firozi Resham Chikankari embroidery to bring out the colour on colour interplay of the craft, that is usually known for monotone look.
The palla has a grand window made of border floral Bel. Inside this window, we have embroidered two Peacocks, making a lover's knot, poetically. Stitches of Ghaaspatti, Zari Taar ki Jaali, Hool, Bijli, amongst other stitches, create this visual poetry.
The rest of the palla has an interplay of miniature peacock motifs, along with floral motifs.
It is a very rich texture saree with stunning work, and is finished with crochet lace in the colour of the embroidery.
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Shahi Paan Zari Silk Shawl
₹60,000.00
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- Resham Chikankari (Hand Embroidery Practised Since Ancient Age).
- 2 Taar Resham Chikankari (very rare)
- Hand Picked Ancient Archived Motifs.
- Conceptual and Exclusive Chikankari Artwork on Zari Silk fabric.
- Handloom Zari Silk fabric.
- Museum quality Chikankari sarees that can be handed down generation to generation as a treasure.
- The fabric reflects light back, making it impossible to work in full light, hence it needs perfect light setting in a room and extremely skilled artisans to make it.
- Such fabric requires enormous dexterity and a very fine level of craftsmanship, therefore the number of artisans working on it are just 1-2 only. This means it takes more time than other sarees