Kiran Sawhney

In a quiet corner of weaving history, where time stands still and tradition whispers through silk, the Petit Point Convent Embroidery on Double Ikat Patan Patola emerges like a timeless relic from a royal museum. The hue is reminiscent of a marigold in full bloom—radiant, festive, and grounded in sacred rituals. It is the colour of turmeric being stirred into warm ghee, of saffron threads soaking in a copper vessel, of sunlit spice markets in a forgotten princely state. This piece is not just a saree; it is an heirloom stitched with lore. The double ikat Patan Patola, known for its mirror-image weaving and precision so fine that even gods, it is said, admire its symmetry, forms the body of this marvel. Onto this rare fabric, the delicate Petit Point embroidery—originally mastered by European convent nuns—finds its new home, crossing continents and centuries to rest gently upon an Indian textile wonder. Like pearls sewn into a lotus leaf, every stitch of the embroidery enhances the gra...

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