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We don’t just sell sarees.
We carry looms.
A pilot in Bengaluru, 2017
Aarini Silks began as a small studio in Indiranagar, started by three friends who could not find a Banarasi katan in Bengaluru that wasn’t either polyester-blended or three times the loom price. We drove to Varanasi. We met the weavers. We came back with twelve sarees in a suitcase.
Today we work directly with 2,500 weaver families across 100 craft clusters in 17 states. Every saree we sell is paid for, in full, before the loom begins. Every weaver’s name is on every saree.
100+
Craft Clusters
2,500+
Artisan Families
17
States
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Middlemen
Three pillars. One promise.
Revive lost crafts
We invest in dying weaves — Pasapalli, Patteda Anchu, Telia Rumal — by guaranteeing demand before the loom is set.
Empower weavers
Direct payment, in full, before the work begins. Fair wages set by the craft cluster, not the market.
Bring India under one roof
From the looms of Banaras to the riverbanks of Maheshwar, every weave of every region, in one place.
Four steps, no shortcuts
01
Source
We travel to the looms. We see the yarn. We negotiate in cash.
02
Design
Our craft team works with master weavers to revive lost motifs.
03
Weave
Pit looms, no shortcuts. 15 to 180 days per saree.
04
Curate
Every saree is inspected by hand. Imperfections stay; defects don’t.
“The loom built India. We are simply listening.”
When we started Aarini Silks, we had a single idea — the loom should not be anonymous. Today, every saree we sell carries the name of the weaver who wove it. Every loom we work with has been paid in full, before the work began. We are not changing the industry. We are merely refusing to be part of the parts of it that are broken.
— Anjali, Ravi & Smita, Founders
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