Terracotta Gulistan Frill Tote

Gulistan means garden. In Persian, in Urdu, in the vocabulary of every block printer who has ever pressed a climbing vine onto cotton, the word means exactly what you see here: a plot where things grow abundantly, where stems travel without restraint, where the whole surface becomes an argument for more.
Sanganer sits on the banks of the Saraswati river just south of Jaipur, and it has been the centre of fine-line block printing in Rajasthan for over four hundred years. Where Bagru printers work with resist techniques and earthier grounds, Sanganer is known for its precision: tight repeats, sharp outlines, motifs that are detailed without becoming crowded. The climbing floral jaal on this tote is that tradition at full confidence, with large lotus-form blooms, curved stems, detailed leaf work and smaller bud clusters, pressed onto a warm terracotta ground, cream on orange, every repeat placed by hand.
The terracotta ground is not a flat colour. Look closely and you will see the tonal variation across the cloth. That warmth and movement in the ground is the mark of a hand-dyed fabric, where no two pieces carry quite the same depth. The flowers continue without interruption across the double frill, the same block-printed cloth gathered and pleated by hand so the garden spills into motion at the edges. The lining, a narrow orange and white stripe, was chosen to belong to the same warm family as the print rather than to contrast with it.
This is not a bag that whispers. It is one that was worth finding.

Every Terracotta Gulistan tote is printed and stitched by hand, so no two are quite the same. The jaal uses multiple blocks placed in sequence, and the slight variation in how one motif sits against the next is part of what gives the cloth its handmade character. You may notice a bloom that caught the ink a little more deeply, or a stem that shifts fractionally from its neighbour. The terracotta ground will carry its own tonal variation from piece to piece, as no two grounds are identical. The double frill is gathered by hand, so its fullness and pleat depth will shift slightly around the tote. This is a pattern made by hand in Sanganer, and the evidence of those hands is in every piece.

• 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 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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