What jewellery goes with a black and white saree?

A black and white saree like Ivory Edge looks sharpest with silver or oxidised metal, which keeps the palette cool and graphic. Pearls soften it for daytime, while a single red or emerald stone adds colour without breaking the monochrome.

What colour blouse suits a black and white striped saree?

A black and white striped saree pairs cleanly with a blouse in solid black, ivory or charcoal for a strictly monochrome finish. For contrast, red, mustard or emerald all work, since a single bright colour stands out cleanly against the bands.

Can this saree be worn for Makar Sankranti?

For Makar Sankranti, many Maharashtrian families wear black, a custom often linked to the winter season, so a saree with strong black bands fits well. New brides often add halwa jewellery made of sugar crystals for their first Sankranti.

Is a black and white saree suitable for a wedding or puja?

A black and white saree is welcome at many modern weddings and evening functions, but some communities avoid black at auspicious ceremonies. Check family custom first, and if in doubt, save Ivory Edge for receptions, work events and dinners.

How are the bands of a Pochampally ikat saree kept in line?

The bands of a Pochampally ikat saree are kept in line at the loom: after each pass of pre-dyed thread, the weaver checks it against the pass beneath and eases it into place by hand. Even beating keeps every band the same height, which matters most on a densely banded design like this one.

How is a woven ikat stripe different from a printed stripe?

A woven ikat stripe is built from threads dyed before weaving, so its edges waver and feather slightly and the pattern shows through on the reverse. A printed stripe sits on the surface, with hard edges and a paler back, which is how most low-cost striped sarees are made.

What is a selvedge, and why does this saree have an ivory one?

A selvedge is the self-finished edge that forms as the weft turns back at each side of the loom, so it will not fray. On Ivory Edge, ivory threads set along that edge frame the black and white bands and give the saree its name.

Is the Ivory Edge saree pure silk?

The Ivory Edge saree is made of pure silk. If documented silk content matters to you, request the Silk Mark certificate or a fibre composition note before you pay.

How do I keep a black and white saree looking fresh?

Keep a black and white saree looking fresh by having it dry cleaned only, since washing can dull the black and stain the ivory. Keep it wrapped in soft muslin and out of sunlight, which fades dark colours and can yellow white ones.

Ivory Edge Pochampally Ikat Saree

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Product Details

Ivory Edge is a black and white Pochampally ikat saree, banded from one side to the other and finished with a soft ivory selvedge. Its bands of pre-dyed thread had to be lined up pass by pass on the loom, and on cloth this dense, steady spacing is the real mark of skill. Graphic and monochrome. Wear it to work events and gallery evenings, or to Makar Sankranti gatherings in homes where black is customary.

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-MW-01Style Code: EH-HLSR-PC-MWHSN 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 looks for a banded saree: Workday look: offices, conferences and presentations. A black blouse with three-quarter sleeves keeps the silhouette sharp, and narrow pleats compress the bands into a neat, textured column. Add small silver hoops and nothing else.

Festive-day look: Sankranti mornings and family gatherings. Many Maharashtrian families wear black for Makar Sankranti, and the black bands here suit that custom. Add a red or mustard blouse for warmth with gold beads, or halwa jewellery made of sugar crystals if it is a new bride's first Sankranti.

Evening look: dinners and gallery openings. An ivory blouse picks up the edge of the saree. A bold lip or a single coloured stone supplies all the colour it needs, so drape the pallu long and let the full run of bands show.

Pairing notes: Black, ivory and grey blouses keep it strictly monochrome. Red, mustard or emerald adds one strong accent. Silver and oxidised metal suit the graphic look. Pearls soften it.

Body-frame notes: Bands that cross the full width read as horizontal lines when the saree is laid flat, but pleating gathers them into a vertical, textured column that lengthens the figure. On a petite frame, tight and even pleats with the pallu pinned flat work best. Taller or broader frames can let the pallu fall open, where the bands display at full width.

Occasion note: Some communities avoid black at weddings and pujas. Check family custom before wearing it to an auspicious ceremony.

Care while wearing: Keep perfume and deodorant away from the ivory areas, which show marks first. Avoid sitting on damp or freshly dyed upholstery, since dark dye can rub onto white. Air it well before storing.

Evenness is the whole test: On Ivory Edge, the ikat runs in dense bands across the full width, so every pass of dyed thread has to land exactly where the one before it did. On a piece this tight, even a small slip shows. So this account stays mostly at the loom, where a banded ikat succeeds or fails.

A coded thread: The yarn that forms the bands arrives at the loom already resist-dyed to the design, so its colour changes at fixed points along its length. It goes onto bobbins in a fixed sequence, since each length of yarn is meant for one particular pass.

Setting the warp and the ivory edge: The warp is stretched across the loom with ivory threads set along the edge, which will become the selvedge. Because the bands cross the full width, a design like this is usually weft-led ikat, with the pattern carried by the threads that travel from side to side.

Throwing and registering each pass: The weaver throws the shuttle, then checks where the dyed segment has landed against the pass beneath it. If it sits a thread too far left or right, it is eased back into line by hand before being packed into place. Across the saree, thousands of these small corrections keep every band straight.

Beating with an even hand: Band height depends on how firmly each pass is beaten in. Too hard and a band shrinks; too soft and it stretches, so the next band no longer matches the last. Rhythm matters as much as strength.

Stepping back: Every so often the weaver stops altogether and runs an eye back along the cloth beam, comparing the newest bands with the first ones woven, because a drift of a thread or two keeps growing over metres of cloth. Drift is fixed on the spot.

Off the loom: The finished saree is checked along its whole length for band spacing, broken threads and a clean ivory edge before it is pressed and folded.

What to look for: Hold the saree to the light and follow one band from edge to edge. On woven ikat, its outline wavers very slightly and feathers where dyed threads meet, yet the gaps between bands stay steady. A printed stripe is flat, perfectly sharp and usually paler on the reverse.