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Banarasi brocade weaving

Brocade Potli Bag

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

A drawstring pouch cut from Banarasi brocade, the supplementary-weft patterning catching light as the fabric gathers. The base is stiffened to sit upright; the cords cinch closed with a soft crumple of silk-feel cloth. Large enough for a phone, keys and kajal. Carried to weddings for generations, and just as good with plain cotton.

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Maker journey

The hands behind it

The craft
Handloom brocade weaving and hand-stitching
The place
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
The hands
Cut from handloom brocade yardage and sewn into its rounded drawstring shape at a home tailoring table.

Buying handmade keeps a craft in work. That is the whole model — no middle story.

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