Four threads make the pha sin

Indigo first, then over-dyed in lac-insect red — the aubergine field deepens only after both baths set.

Each ikat motif is bound and resist-dyed on the thread, so the pattern lives inside the silk, not on top of it.

Supplementary weft lays fine metallic lines over the ground — naga and temple figures catch light as the wearer moves.

Head, body, and foot bands stack in fixed order — region and rank legible to anyone who knows the weave.