Madur Grass Woven Runner Blush Pink and Beige

Madurkathi weaving is the work of Midnapore, West Bengal, a district where the madur sedge has grown along river margins for centuries, harvested by the same communities that weave it on ground looms into the dense, flat surface that makes these runners. Blush pink and beige in madur grass is the palette of early Bengali autumn: faded hibiscus against dry paddy field.

The madur grass of West Bengal is woven on looms that sit on the floor, the weaver crouching over the work, interlacing dried grass with cotton thread in a rhythm that produces a surface both dense and flexible. This blush pink and beige runner carries the softness of that palette, the blush tone dyed into the cotton thread, the natural grass beige as its own ground color, the two working together in a flat weave that lies exactly where you put it.

For a table that wants softness without sweetness, this runner finds the balance. Under terracotta, under white ceramic, under the brass kadhai that appears at every Indian gathering, it sits quietly and makes everything around it look more carefully chosen.

Madurkathi Weave · Natural Grass · Midnapore, Bengal · Handwoven

Care Instructions

• Machine wash cold, gentle cycle.
• Do not bleach. Line dry or tumble dry low.
• Iron on medium while slightly damp.
• Wash separately first two washes.