Khaak Rang Jaal Everyday Pouch

Khaak rang. The colour of dust. The colour of the road between Jaipur and Sanganer in the dry season, of the walls of old havelis in the afternoon light, of the earth itself in this part of Rajasthan. It is not a glamorous colour. It is the colour that everything else grows out of.
The jaal on this cloth is a dense flowering vine, large open blooms and broad leaves travelling across the dusty rose ground in cream. The contrast is quiet rather than loud, the cream sitting close enough in warmth to the ground that the pattern rewards attention rather than demanding it. From a distance it reads as texture. Up close it resolves into something intricate and precise, every flower rendered with the clarity that Sanganer's finest block printing is known for.
Multiple blocks, printed in careful sequence. The outline of the vine comes first, laying down the structure. Then the fill, the cream building up within each petal and leaf until the motif is complete. The dusty rose ground sits beneath all of it, warm and unhurried, the colour of a Rajasthani afternoon.
The cotton is cut and stitched into a flat pouch, the jaal continuing across every face without interruption. A gold zip runs along the top, finished with a self-fabric knotted tassel and our small metal tiger.
The pouch for someone who finds quiet patterns more interesting than loud ones.

Every Khaak Rang Jaal pouch is printed and stitched by hand, so no two are quite the same. The close tonal relationship between the cream and the dusty rose ground means variation here is subtle but present. You may notice a flower where the cream sits a little fuller in one petal, or a section of vine where the outline caught slightly more pigment. The dusty rose ground may carry a slightly warmer or cooler tone from piece to piece. This is a pattern that rewards looking closely, and the closer you look the more the hand behind it becomes visible.

• Wipe clean with a damp cloth for daily care
• Machine-wash on a gentle cycle in cool water
• Wash separately the first time, colours may release slightly
• Air-dry away from direct sunlight
• Steam or iron on a low heat if needed

UK delivery

• Standard delivery — £5.95, free over £60. Royal Mail tracked, 3–5 working days.
• Express delivery — £7.95. Royal Mail tracked, 1–2 working days.
• Order before 2pm Monday–Friday for same-day dispatch. Orders placed after 2pm, or over the weekend, dispatch the next working day.

International delivery

We ship worldwide. Rates and timeframes calculated at checkout based on your destination. Customs duties and import taxes are not included and are the customer's responsibility.

Returns

You have 14 days from receiving your order to return it. Items must be unused, in their original condition and packaging.

For change-of-mind returns, we email you a Royal Mail returns link — no printer needed, no postage to pay upfront. The cost of return postage is deducted from your refund.

For faulty, damaged or incorrect items, we cover return postage in full and refund your original delivery charge. Sale items are final.

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Every piece in our collection is sourced directly from artisan workshops we know by name. We pay fairly, we visit often, and we believe the people who make a thing should be valued as much as the thing itself. We use natural dyes wherever possible, plastic-free packaging in every order, and we donate a share of every sale back into the craft communities we work with.

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