Ivory and Peacock Blue Handwoven Pure Silk Kanchipuram Saree with Kanchi Kattam Body and Rettapet Border

For the woman dressing for a Washington DC valaikappu who wants a saree of refined structural beauty, this ivory and peacock blue Kanchipuram is a study in classical precision. Intersecting silk threads form a structured checkered grid across the body in the Kanchi Kattam weave; twin parallel border lines create a balanced layered edge in the Rettapet weave structure.

The ivory body is woven in pure mulberry silk with fine intersecting lines in a warm gold creating the Kanchi Kattam kasa kasa pattern — a particularly fine, small-scale check where the ivory and gold lines create a subtle, textured grid. The overall body effect is luminous and refined — the ivory ground catching light softly, the gold lines giving it a quiet shimmer.

The border transitions into a bold peacock blue — a deep, jewel-toned blue-green — carried in the Rettapet structure with twin parallel lines defining its edge. The peacock blue border ground is woven with gold zari geometric and floral motifs; the pallu opens the same peacock blue in full, the gold zari work continuing across the width.

❖ Weave: Rettapet with Kanchi Kattam — Twin parallel border lines create a balanced layered edge; intersecting silk threads form a structured checkered grid across the body
❖ Body: Ivory pure mulberry silk with gold zari Kanchi Kattam kasa kasa fine check
❖ Border: Peacock blue with Rettapet twin parallel lines and gold zari geometric motifs
❖ Pallu: Peacock blue with gold zari woven motifs
❖ Care: Dry clean only
❖ Blouse piece: Included