AMUDHA

Amudha, A Dream Woven in a Thousand Motifs
Promise

At Parvai, every creation is a covenant between heritage and hope, an offering of sincerity, patience, and precision. Amudha is our decade-long dream, an homage to the legendary Ayiram Butta saris of Kanchipuram. It is not just a recreation, but a revival of integrity of the loom, of the technique, and of the maker’s spirit.

Product

Handwoven in pure mulberry silk with 3-gram zari, Amudha captures the sacred rhythm of a thousand motifs each butta individually crafted within checked outlines of mathematical precision. The sari features a classic korvai border, bindh pallu, and motifs aligned in divine symmetry. Its palette of classic black, white, and crimson red recalls auspicious beginnings, while the body, alive with countless rudrakshas and kamalam, glows with a quiet radiance.

Process

The making of Amudha demanded mastery beyond design in calculation, dexterity, and devotion. Four adais were created: one for the border, one for the buttas, and two for the pallu featuring annam and seepu reku patterns. The warp and weft  2-ply and 4-ply pure mulberry silk, respectively, are set on a 40 kunjam reed with 35–38 picks per inch, each pick echoing the discipline of old-world weaving. Every butta is woven individually on a three-shuttle adai loom, just as it was done half a century ago a feat of strength, patience, and faith.

People

Behind Amudha stands a collective of weavers, dyers, and designers bound by shared purpose. Senior weavers from Kanchipuram were consulted to re-establish the lost loom logic of Ayiram Butta construction. The warp setting, pitni tying, and adai preparation involved multiple artisans working in unison, each earning dignified wages and creative respect. The first six saris were pre-booked by long-time patrons whose faith made the loom’s 18-month life possible, a testament to the enduring partnership between maker and patron that defines Parvai.

Perspective

Amudha is not an attempt to outdo the past but to understand it. It honours a time when weaving was both meditation and mathematics, when art and technique coexisted in quiet perfection. In choosing Amudha, one chooses to see beyond the visible to value the unseen calculations, the patient repetitions, the breath between picks. This sari is not merely worn; it is witnessed.

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