Red and White dyed Dupatta, has bandhani technique, and has a printed border

Green and Mustard yellow printed Dupatta, has block print technique, and has a taping border

Mauve printed dupatta with a tasselled border

Red and orange printed dupatta, has tasselled detail along the border

Kalamkari is a type of hand-painted or block-printed cotton textile, wherein motifs are inspired from the folklore and are hand painted using the tool of kalam directly onto the fabric. The process involves washing, rinsing, soaking and bleaching the fabric and applying mordants and dyes using natural substances like indigo (blue), madder (red), mango bark (yellow) and palm sugar (black). Painting on the fabric is done with a kalam, charcoal and myrobalan paste.

Design:

• Region: Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh
• Beige and Maroon printed dupatta
• Kalamkari Block printed dupatta
• Ethnic motifs all over
• Has a solid border
• Kalamkari Hand Block print legacy

Disclaimer:

• This is a handcrafted dupatta, and is prone to colour bleeding due to use of natural dyes
• The print on the garment might be unevenly owning to the handcrafted nature of the product, adding essence to the garment.

Multicoloured striped dupatta, has zari woven border, tassels along the ends

Special Technique/Craft:
Bagru is a hand-block printing technique using natural dyes followed by the Chippa Community of Rajasthan. This art of mud resist hand block printing represents a mix of ethnic and nature inspired designs ranging from bootis and leaves of fruits.

Design:

• Region: Madhya Pradesh
• Beige, rust red and black dupatta
• Bagru hand block print dupatta, has solid border
• Craft: Bagru hand block print

Disclaimer:

• This is a handcrafted dupatta, and is prone to colour bleeding due to use of natural dyes
• The print on the garment might be uneven owning to the handcrafted nature of the product, adding essence to the garment.

Black woven dupatta, lace detail along the ends

Kalamkari is a type of hand-painted or block-printed cotton textile, wherein motifs are inspired from the folklore and are hand painted using the tool of kalam directly onto the fabric. The process involves washing, rinsing, soaking and bleaching the fabric and applying mordants and dyes using natural substances like indigo (blue), madder (red), mango bark (yellow) and palm sugar (black). Painting on the fabric is done with a kalam, charcoal and myrobalan paste.

Design:

• Region: Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh
• Beige and black printed dupatta
• Kalamkari Block printed dupatta
• Ethnic motifs all over
• Has a solid border
• Kalamkari Hand Block print legacy

Disclaimer:

• This is a handcrafted dupatta, and is prone to colour bleeding due to use of natural dyes
• The print on the garment might be unevenly owning to the handcrafted nature of the product, adding essence to the garment.

Peach-Coloured and Gold-toned solid Dupatta and has a taping border

Special Technique/Craft:
Indigo: Since Indus Valley civilisation era, Indigo’s imperial acceptance has made it a craft in itself whether used in Tie-and-Dye, Shibori or Block prints. The vibrant deep-blue dye is extracted from the plant family, Indigofera tinctoria. It is the oldest natural dye known to mankind. It can be used to dye any kind of natural fibre universally.

Design:

• Region: Rajasthan
• Navy blue and off-white Dupatta
• Block printed dupatta
• Ethnic motifs all over
• Has a solid border
• Indigo Hand Block print legacy

Disclaimer:

• This is a handcrafted dupatta and is prone to colour bleeding due to the use of natural dyes
• The print on the garment might be uneven owing to the handcrafted nature of the product, adding essence to the garment.

Black embroidered dupatta, thread work, woven design border

Gold-coloured embroidered dupatta and has an embellished border

Red dupatta with sequinned and embroidered detail, has contrast taping along the border

Pink embroidered dupatta

Special Technique/Craft:
Bagru is a hand-block printing technique using natural dyes followed by the Chippa Community of Rajasthan. This art of mud resist hand block printing represents a mix of ethnic and nature inspired designs ranging from bootis and leaves of fruits.

Design:

• Region: Madhya Pradesh
• Black and rust red dupatta
• Bagru hand block print dupatta
• Ethnic motifs all over
• Has solid border
• Craft: Bagru hand block print

Disclaimer:

• This is a handcrafted dupatta, and is prone to colour bleeding due to use of natural dyes
• The print on the garment might be uneven owning to the handcrafted nature of the product, adding essence to the garment.