Beige Hand Painted Madhubani Tussar Ghicha Silk Unstitched Suit – Bhagalpuri

A three-piece unstitched suit set in Bhagalpuri tussar ghicha silk, with
Madhubani figure work painted by hand on the kurta panel and the dupatta.

Ghicha yarn is drawn from the outer layers of the tussar cocoon and spun by
hand, so the thread comes off the spindle uneven — thicker in one stretch,
finer in the next. Woven up, that unevenness reads across the cloth as fine
slubs and soft striations, and the lustre stays matte rather than shiny. It is
the texture that tells you the yarn was made by a person and not a machine.

The painting is done freehand in the Mithila tradition of north Bihar, in
natural earth tones on the undyed beige ground. Look closely and the lines
vary in thickness the way a brush-drawn line does, and no two motifs repeat
exactly. The dupatta carries the fuller composition; the kurta panel is
painted more sparingly so the suit stays wearable through a working day.

Because the ground is undyed, the beige you see is the natural colour of the
tussar cocoon itself.

DETAILS
Fabric: Pure handloom tussar ghicha silk (kurta and dupatta), plain bottom
Kurta panel: 2.50 m
Dupatta: 2.25 m
Bottom: 2.00 m
Work: Hand painted Madhubani, natural earth tones
Colour: Natural beige, undyed
Care: Dry clean only. Store folded in cotton muslin, away from direct sun.

Each piece is painted individually, so small variations between one set and
the next are part of the work rather than a fault.

CRAFT NOTE
Tussar ghicha is spun and woven in and around Bhagalpur in Bihar, on pit and
frame looms worked by hand. Madhubani painting comes from the Mithila region
of the same state — a wall-and-floor tradition carried by women for
generations, moved onto cloth and paper in the last century.