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What we know about silk, written down. No listicles, no affiliate links — just the things we end up explaining across the counter every week.
Buying guide
The burn test, the ring test, the sheen test and the price test — what each one actually proves, and which of them a shop can fake.
18 Jul 2026
Fabric
Two of the great Indian silks, built on completely different logic. One is structure and weight; the other is ornament and fluidity.
2 Jul 2026
Care
Never plastic. Never a wire hanger. Refold on a different line every few months. The rules are simple and almost nobody follows them.
20 Jun 2026
Craft
Body and border woven as two separate warps and interlocked by hand at the selvedge. A machine cannot do it. Here is what it looks like up close.
5 Jun 2026
Styling
Haldi through reception, with the weight and fabric that each one actually calls for — including the ones nobody warns you about.
22 May 2026
Craft
We run both. Here is what each one is genuinely better at, and why "handloom" on a label is not automatically the answer.
8 May 2026