Noor Jamdani Saree

Woven over eleven weeks on a pit loom, Noor carries a field of small paisley butis inspired by river light at dusk. Each motif is inserted by hand, thread by thread, without a pattern card.

Rupganj, Narayanganj, Bangladesh (declared by brand)

• Rahima Begum

  Master weaver · Shitalakshya Weavers Collective

  Fictional weaver with 22 years at the loom, known for fine paisley butis.

• Jalal Uddin

  Assistant weaver · Shitalakshya Weavers Collective

  Fictional apprentice who prepares warps and assists on two-person looms.

• Fine cotton warp (84s)
• Cotton weft with zari accents

Weave technique

Hand-inserted discontinuous weft (Jamdani)

Thread count

84s × 100s

Time on loom

11 weeks

Motif

Paisley buti, river border

Completed

2026-08-28

• Handwoven on a pit loom by named artisans

  Source: Shitalakshya Weavers Collective

  Document provided

• Woven in Rupganj, Narayanganj

  Source: Nokshi Heritage

  Self-declared

• Fine 84s cotton warp

  Source: Shitalakshya Weavers Collective

  Reviewed in demo

1. 2026-06-11 · Narayanganj yarn market

   Cotton yarn purchased

   84s cotton yarn bought for two sarees.

2. 2026-06-12 · Rupganj

   Warp prepared and loom set

   Warp sized, dyed and mounted on pit loom #3.

3. 2026-08-27 · Rupganj

   Weaving completed

   Eleven weeks of hand-inserted motif work completed.

4. 2026-08-29 · Dhaka studio

   Received and serialized

   Inspected, tagged NH-JAM-0147 and passport issued.

Dry clean only. Store folded in muslin; refold along different lines every few months.