These are extremely expensive and virtually extinct. The main distinguishing characteristics of the Gujarati Brocade Saree:
Butis (circular designs) woven into the field in the warp direction instead of the weft, resulting in their lying horizontally instead of vertically on the saree when draped.
Floral designs woven in coloured silk, against a golden (woven zari) ground fabric. Although such ‘inlay' work is a common feature in many western Deccan silks, the Gujarati work usually has leaves, flowers and stems outlined by a fine dark line.