What is a Pochampally ikat saree?

A Pochampally ikat saree is patterned in the yarn: threads are tied and dyed to a design before weaving, a method practised in the villages around Bhoodan Pochampally in Telangana. The weaver then aligns those pre-dyed threads on the loom, which is how the paisleys on this Gulnaar saree take shape as the cloth grows.

Which state is the Pochampally saree from?

The Pochampally saree comes from Telangana, where it is woven in Bhoodan Pochampally in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district and the weaving villages around it. This saree is from Pochampally, Telangana.

Are ikat and Pochampally the same thing?

Ikat and Pochampally are not the same: ikat is the resist-dye weaving technique, and Pochampally is one of the places in India best known for practising it. Odisha and Gujarat have their own ikat traditions, Sambalpuri and patola among them, each with its own motifs, colours and methods.

How can you identify a real Pochampally saree?

To identify a real Pochampally saree, look at the reverse first: woven ikat shows its pattern almost as clearly on the back, while printed lookalikes are usually faded or plain there. Check the motif outlines too, which should blur and step slightly rather than end in a crisp printed line. On this saree, the paisleys and the red pallu border are the best places to look.

What is the price range of a Pochampally silk saree?

A handwoven Pochampally silk saree commonly sells for roughly Rs 8,000 to well over Rs 25,000, depending on the yarn, the number of colours and whether the design is single or double ikat. Silk sarees marketed as Pochampally for under Rs 2,000 are often art silk or printed designs, so read the fabric details closely.

Is this Pochampally ikat saree pure silk?

This Pochampally ikat saree is made of pure silk. If you need a Silk Mark certificate or a written fabric composition, ask for it before you order.

Which blouse and jewellery suit a pink Pochampally saree?

A pink Pochampally saree like Gulnaar pairs most easily with a red or maroon blouse that picks up the pallu, or a blush blouse for a softer, tonal look. Antique gold, such as a kasulaperu coin necklace or temple jhumkas, suits the warm reds, while oxidised silver gives a lighter, modern finish.

How should I care for this Pochampally ikat saree?

This Pochampally ikat saree is dry clean only. Store it folded in a muslin cloth, away from direct sunlight, and refold it along new lines every few months so the creases do not weaken the fibres.

Gulnaar Pink Pochampally Ikat Saree

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Product Details

Gulnaar echoes gulnar, the Persian word for pomegranate blossom, and the name suits a Pochampally ikat saree that warms from soft pink to deep red. Scattered paisley motifs cover the blush-rose body before the colour deepens into a vivid red bordered pallu. Every motif was dyed into the yarn before weaving. From the Pochampally weaving belt of Telangana, it suits Bathukamma evenings, family weddings and festive dinners.

MaterialPure Silk

Art TypePochampally

Length5 Meter

Wash CareDry Clean Only

Packaging Dimension12x16"

Materials & Care

Slight colour and weave variations are natural, reflecting its handmade character. Dry clean only. Store folded in a muslin cloth and keep away from direct sunlight.

Product Disclosure

SKU: EH-HLSR-PC-RS-01Style Code: EH-HLSR-PC-RSHSN Code: 50072090Region: PochampallyState: Telangana

Curated by My Ehaat

Each piece is handcrafted, so slight variations in colour, texture and dimension are natural and celebrate its handmade origin.

Three ways to wear it: Occasion look: weddings, Diwali and Bathukamma. Let the pallu lead. Drape it Nivi style and let the red pallu fall long over the left shoulder, so the deepest colour sits closest to the face. A red or maroon blouse matched to the pallu keeps the colour unbroken from shoulder to hem, and antique gold finishes it: a kasulaperu coin necklace or temple jhumkas, with jasmine in the hair.

Formal look: office celebrations and daytime receptions. Pleat the pallu narrow and pin it at the shoulder, which moves the red out of the way and puts the paisley field of the body on show. A blush or ivory blouse with elbow sleeves looks polished without competing. One statement piece is enough.

Relaxed festive look: family lunches and evening visits. Try a contrast blouse in bottle green or deep teal, a pairing with pink that South Indian wardrobes have loved for generations. Oxidised silver earrings and a few slim bangles keep it light for a long day.

Pairing notes: Red, maroon and wine blouses echo the pallu. Blush, rose and ivory keep the look soft and tonal. Green, teal and navy bring contrast. Antique gold warms the reds, while silver cools them.

Body-frame notes: Because the colour deepens toward the pallu, a Nivi drape places the boldest shade across the upper body. On petite frames, keep the pleats slim and let the pallu end around hip length so the red does not overwhelm. Taller frames can carry a seedha pallu, brought over the right shoulder to the front, which spreads the red across the torso like a panel. The paisleys are scattered rather than dense, so the body of the saree stays visually light on any frame.

Care while wearing: Spray perfume before you drape, never onto the fabric. Keep kumkum, turmeric and oil away from the pallu during pujas and meals. After wearing, air the saree for a few hours before folding it away.

Built one dye bath at a time: Gulnaar's colour was decided long before the loom was threaded. In ikat, the pattern lives in the yarn, so every paisley and every step from blush to red had to be planned while the threads were still plain. This is how a gradient saree of this kind typically comes together in the Pochampally weaving belt.

Plotting the pattern: The design is drawn to scale on graph paper, with the paisleys spaced across the body and the pallu mapped as its own block of colour. For a gradient, the plan also marks where blush gives way to the deeper reds.

Preparing the yarn: This saree's yarn is silk; across the cluster, silk, cotton and silk-cotton blends are all woven. Yarn for the pattern is then wound in measured loops over a frame of pegs, a step known locally as asu, so the design can be marked across the bundles in the right places.

Tying the reserves: Following the graph, the dyer marks the stretched bundles and binds every section that must stay pale, these days often with strips of rubber. The paisley shapes are held back this way, tie by tie. Precision matters here.

Dyeing from light to deep: The bundles go into the lightest bath first, which sets the blush. Then some ties are cut, fresh ones go on, and the yarn returns to the dye. Round after round. Each pass shifts more of the yarn toward red, which is why the deepest shades, like the red of this pallu, usually belong to yarn that stayed in the process longest.

Untying and winding: When the last bath has dried, the ties come off and the yarn is wound onto bobbins in strict order. Out of sequence, the pattern scrambles.

Weaving and aligning: At the loom, the weaver checks each pass of the shuttle against the pattern already woven and eases the thread left or right until the dyed sections meet cleanly. Paisleys are unforgiving: a curve that drifts by a few threads looks bent, so the work slows around every motif.

Finishing: Off the loom, the saree is checked for weaving faults, trimmed and pressed before it is packed.

What to look for: Turn the saree over. Woven ikat carries its pattern through to the reverse, and the outline of each paisley blurs and steps slightly where dyed threads meet. A multi-colour saree with a bordered pallu can take several weeks from graph paper to finished drape, and that time is part of what the price reflects.