Meenakshi Georgette Aari Border Saree

Border work on a sheer drape is a weight problem before it is a design problem — too much and the pleats stop sitting. This one runs a single-line vine in zari thread down both borders and steps up only at the pallu edge, where the weight actually helps the fall. The body carries scattered buttas that thin out towards the pleats so nothing bunches at the waist. Comes with an unstitched blouse piece in the same georgette, which we will work to match at cost if you want the set. How it is made Aari chain stitch worked on the frame in zari thread, with chamki anchored individually rather than glued down in a run. Pearl accents are set only on the pallu edge so the border stays flexible enough to pleat. What it suits Receptions, engagement functions and temple weddings where you want the drape to move. Pair with a plain or contrast worked blouse — a heavy blouse and a heavy saree fight each other.

Each piece is worked by hand, so slight irregularities are part of it, not a defect.

Aari chain stitch worked on the frame in zari thread, with chamki anchored individually rather than glued down in a run. Pearl accents are set only on the pallu edge so the border stays flexible enough to pleat.

Receptions, engagement functions and temple weddings where you want the drape to move. Pair with a plain or contrast worked blouse — a heavy blouse and a heavy saree fight each other.

1. 1.Design & measurement confirmation — 2 working days
2. 2.Fabric sourced, daylight photo approved by you — 2 working days
3. 3.On the frame — the heart of the 12–16 working-day window
4. 4.Finishing, lining & quality check — 3 working days
5. 5.Dispatch — insured courier, 3–5 days in transit (transit is extra, not working days)

Payment in full confirms your order — it books the frame and buys the material. Cancel with a full refund any time before we cut the fabric — once cutting or embroidery begins, the payment is not refundable. Payment terms

Insured courier across India, 3–5 days after dispatch, charged at actuals. Within Chennai you can collect from the T. Nagar studio — we prefer a studio fitting for heavy bridal orders. We do not currently ship internationally.

Country of origin: India — worked at our T. Nagar, Chennai studio. Shipping policy

Made-to-measure pieces are not returnable — they are cut against your body. What we do promise in writing: one free alteration within 15 days of delivery for anything on our side, and a loose stone re-fixed free for 6 months. Once a blouse is cut, a neckline or back cannot be made shallower, and a heavily embroidered panel cannot be let out. Full policy

• Dry-clean only. Never machine wash, never soak, never hand-wash. Water dulls zari, tarnishes zardozi wire and can rust the metal in kundan settings.
• Tell your dry-cleaner it is hand embroidery with metal work and stones, and ask for gentle solvent cleaning with the work protected. Avoid cleaners who press the piece flat under a machine.
• For a small mark, dab — do not rub — with a dry white cloth, and take it to the cleaner rather than treating it at home.
• Iron only from the reverse, on low heat, with a cotton cloth between the iron and the fabric.
• Never iron over stones, kundan or 3-D motifs at all. Press the plain areas around them.
• Turn the blouse inside out before storing, so the work faces inward.

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