Paan Buti Frill Cushion Cover

The buti is one of the oldest motifs in Indian block printing, and Bagru is one of the places where it has been made the longest.
It arrives in many forms. Sometimes it is a single flower, sometimes a sprig, sometimes a small paisley-like form with a leaf curling at the tip. The Paan Buti takes its name from the paan leaf, the heart-shaped betel leaf that appears across South Asian art and decoration in the same way the fleur-de-lis appears across European textiles. Here it has been rendered as a compact, upright motif, a pink form with a white outline and a small spray of sage leaves at the crown, printed across the whole cloth in a clean diagonal repeat.
In Bagru the printing yards sit on the banks of the Bandh Baretha river, and the cloth is washed in the river water after printing, which gives Bagru fabrics their particular softness. The buti block is small, which means a printer covers a great deal of ground to fill a full length of cloth. Each impression has to sit at exactly the right angle and spacing to keep the diagonal running true. It is quiet, repetitive work, and the result is a cloth that reads as calm from a distance and reveals its detail only when you come close.
The same fabric runs front and back, so the cover reads identically from either side. A gathered frill in a block-printed pink stripe runs all the way around, soft and full, the stripe catching the light differently as it gathers.
The cushion that earns its place in the room by being exactly what it is, nothing more and nothing less.

Every Paan Buti cover is printed by hand, so no two are quite the same. The diagonal repeat means any small shift in block placement travels visibly across the cloth, and you may notice a motif that sits a fraction off its angle or a row where the spacing opens slightly. The peach ground may read a little warmer or cooler from one cover to the next. The stripe frill is block-printed and gathered by hand, so its fullness will shift gently around the edge and the run of the stripe will vary at the corners. These are the marks of a pattern made entirely by hand in Bagru, and they are part of what makes your cushion yours.

• Wipe down with a damp cloth for everyday freshness
• 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
• Zip up before washing to protect the fabric

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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