Weaver to Wearer

An experiential, hyper-personalized luxury heritage brand in sarees.Now launching Malakeh, the Chanderi Edit.

Blue silk warp threads stretched down a village lane in Chanderi as weavers prepare the handloom

A hand holding a glossy hank of white-silver silk thread for Chanderi handloom weaving

Red and gold zari bobbins on green holders resting on black and gold striped Chanderi handloom cloth with a gold leaf motif

A red thread motif being woven by hand into sheer silver-white Chanderi handloom fabric

Gold zari and red silk motif taking shape on teal Chanderi handloom cloth beside zari bobbins

A weaver's hand placing a gold zari bobbin over green silk warp on a Chanderi handloom

Awalkhana is a curatorial initiative aiming to create intimate person centric experiential luxury in handloom and heritage. We bring directly handpicked sarees from weavers across India. Our aim is to preserve and promote the Indic repertoire of handloom as well as make heirloom creation accessible. Through our various collections of sarees, we would like to spark curiosity, awareness, deep interest, desire and accountability towards our textile heritage.

Deep green Chanderi silk saree with a silver zari border and yellow and white butis

Mauve Chanderi silk saree with a herringbone gold zari border and small floral butis

Pale gold Chanderi saree with a mint green border woven with blue and pink flower motifs

Weaver to Wearer

Chanderi handloom, from silk yarn to finished weave

About Awalkhana

Chanderi handloom sarees from Awalkhana