The House
The Craft of Banaras
Forty days, two artisans, one saree.
From Graph to Loom
How a Banarasi is Born
Five stages, unchanged in six centuries.
01
The Design
An artist draws the motif on graph paper — naksha — translating Mughal florals and jaal lattices into a weavable map.
02
The Punch Cards
The design is encoded onto jacquard punch cards that guide the loom, thread by thread — an analog algorithm centuries old.
03
The Warp
Thousands of fine silk threads are dressed onto the loom, a painstaking setup that can take days before a single weft is woven.
04
The Weave
Master weaver and assistant interlace silk and pure zari by hand. An intricate saree can take forty days to complete.
05
The Finish
Floating threads are hand-cut on the reverse, the saree is washed, pressed and inspected — ready to become an heirloom.
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