01 · Silk
01
Pure silk begins
Every custom Paithani begins with choosing the colour, feel and lustre of the silk.
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A Paithani in six chapters
Woven by Time
Seventeen years of silk, gold, and devotion in every thread.
Handcraft
Heirloom
Pure silk
Real zari
Paithan
Master weaver
Peacock
Lotus
Pallu
Border
Handcraft
Heirloom
Pure silk
Real zari
Paithan
Master weaver
Peacock
Lotus
Pallu
Border
Handcraft
Heirloom
Pure silk
Real zari
Paithan
Master weaver
Peacock
Lotus
Pallu
Border
100% pure—
Real gold—
3–4 months—
Handwoven—
Heirloom—
One of one—
100% pure—
Real gold—
3–4 months—
Handwoven—
Heirloom—
One of one—
100% pure—
Real gold—
3–4 months—
Handwoven—
Heirloom—
One of one—
100% pure—
Real gold—
3–4 months—
Handwoven—
Heirloom—
One of one—
Chapter One
Long before machines learned to weave, our looms in Paithan whispered ancient prayers into silk. Each Paithani carries the memory of a thousand evenings — of artisans who measured time not in hours, but in motifs completed.
Shweta Bobde · Founder
Chapter Two
Real zari — flattened gold drawn into silken strands — is the soul of every Paithani. We source it from the same families who supplied royalty. The metal is real. The craft is older than empires.
How a Paithani is born
Watch a masterpiece come together.
02 · Zari
02
The first touch of zari
Real gold zari catches the light and gives the Paithani its splendour.
03 · Motifs
03
Choosing the motifs
Peacock, lotus, paisley, buti — each motif is chosen to your liking.
04 · Kath
04
The border takes shape
The kath is the saree’s frame — zari, motif, and precise weave imprint.
05 · Padar
05
The pallu unfurls
The pallu carries the saree’s richest story — peacocks, lotuses and zari in concert.
06 · Loom
06
Patient weaving on the loom
Over 3–4 months every thread is shaped by hand on the loom.
07 · Completion
07
The moment of completion
At last a Paithani is born — not merely worn, but cherished.
08 · Consultation
08
A Paithani of your own design
Begin a consultation and choose colour, kath, pallu and motifs to your taste.
The Collection · Swipe →
Eight looks,
a thousand evenings.
Look 01
Cream
Cream body, black kath and silver zari — quiet, impossible to miss.
Look 02
Purple
A soft purple body with a warm orange padar.
Look 03
Red
The red every Maharashtrian bride comes back to.
Look 04
Magenta
Deep magenta and gold zari — made for the wedding day.
Look 05
Salmon
Pink into orange, the way a festival evening looks.
Look 06
Pink
The soft pink the shop is asked for most.
Look 07
Orange
Bright orange for haldi, sangeet and daytime functions.
Look 08
Sky blue
Sky blue with a black kath — light to wear, easy to carry.
Chapter Three
A Paithani is handed down — from mother to daughter, from grandmother to bride. It carries the perfume of the cupboard it slept in. It carries the blessing folded into it.
