Purple

Tibetan brocade : Purple Gold medallion stack from KashiFab, a Tibetan brocade manufacturer in Banaras, Varanasi. KashiFab, sold by the metre on enquiry. The still shows large ornate medallions and scrolling vines in gold on purple, photographed as a multi-shade stack. The cloth is cut as a lehenga panel, where the repeat needs to read across a flared length. A typical enquiry is a garment workshop in Japan cutting festive outer panels from this weave. Manufactured in Varanasi, Banaras, India, and exported to Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and Japan, with Bhutan as a further market.

Tibetan brocade : Purple Gold damask from KashiFab, a Tibetan brocade manufacturer in Banaras, Varanasi. KashiFab, sold by the metre on enquiry. The still shows a deep purple ground with a large gold damask, and a darker shade of the same design at the lower edge. The cloth is cut as a lehenga panel, where this repeat needs to read across a flared length. A typical enquiry is a couture workroom in France using this ground for lehenga panels. Manufactured in Varanasi, Banaras, India, and exported to Shanghai in China, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, with Bhutan as a further market.

Tibetan brocade : Purple Bouquet buta from KashiFab, a Tibetan brocade manufacturer in Banaras, Varanasi. KashiFab, sold by the metre on enquiry. The still shows a purple ground with spaced gold bouquet butis and small colour tips. The cloth is cut as a festive blouse, where this face sits on a short length. A typical enquiry is a made-to-measure studio in Germany that wants this tonal brocade for blouses. Manufactured in Varanasi, Banaras, India, and exported to Tibet, Shanghai in China, and Nepal, with Bhutan as a further market.