Madur Olive Handwoven Grass Table Runner

The madur grass weavers of Midnapore, West Bengal work with a material that comes from the ground and returns it with minimal intervention, dried grass interlaced with cotton thread on a handloom, the pattern determined by the loom's rhythm and the weaver's hand. This olive and off-white runner carries the muted, considered tones that the Madurkathi tradition does best: present without insistence.

Madurkathi, the craft of weaving madur grass with cotton thread on handlooms, is centered in Midnapore district, West Bengal, where the raw material grows along river banks and is harvested by artisan families who also weave it. This olive green and off-white runner is built from that practice: natural grass and cotton thread, interlaced by hand, the olive coming from the weft, the off-white from the natural grass itself.

Olive is the table color that makes other things look good. It works against terracotta vessels, brass cutlery, white ceramics, and natural wood with equal ease. The runner sits flat, holds its edges, and will soften with use, the grass developing a slight give, the color staying true.

Madurkathi Grass Weave · Handloom Woven · Midnapore, West Bengal · Natural Grass & Cotton

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.