Deveshi Red (Yellow Motifs)

Deveshi is a deep red handloom silk sari embellished with yellow geometric motifs in extra weft in the anchal. The sari has a kora border embellished with a flower plant woven all along the foot and mathapatti border in kora and amber yellow. The has a 1-meter blouse in deep red woven with geometric butis in kora. The sari is 6-meters with 1-meter blouse. Warp is Mulberry silk yarn and weft is Reeled Tasar silk yarn. Extra weft is the traditional weave of south-central Bihar which involves weaving motifs on the loom with an extra spool of yarn inserted into the weft to create exquisite designs on textiles. The traditional weaves of Baavanbuti in extra weft are Bun.kar Bihar’s humble efforts to revive and promote the state’s rich handloom heritage.