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.

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.

Yellow and Gold-toned solid Dupatta, beads and stones, and has an embellished border

Gold-plated gotta patti sequinned dupatta, has an embellished border

Golden woven design Dupatta, has a woven design border with tasselled detail

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.

Special Technique/Craft:
Block printing is a process of using wodden blocks to create impressions on a cloth. The main tools of the printer are wooden blocks in different shapes – square, rectangle, oval, round and semi-circular or crescent – and sizes called bunta. Blocks are hand-carved of seasoned teak wood by trained craftsmen. The blocks for imprinting are hand-carved by skilled artisans in wood. These hand-carved block are used to imprint the design onto the fabric. The imprinting is done by hand by a skilled block printer.

Design:

• Mustard Yellow and Black
• Printed dupatta
• Solid border

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.

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

Red embroidered dupatta

Pink and white printed dupatta, has bandhani technique, gotta patti, embellished border

Pack of two woven dupattas in pink and beige, each has a zari woven border, tassels 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, red and navy blue printed dupatta
• Block printed dupatta
• Floral print 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.

Pink chikankari embroidered Dupatta, and has a fringed 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.

Yellow kantha embroidered dupatta, has mirror-work throughout
Disclaimer: The product might have slight shade variation and print variation as all our products are hand dyed and printed

Special Technique/Craft:
Block printing is a process of using wooden blocks to create impressions on a cloth. The main tools of the printer are wooden blocks in different shapes – square, rectangle, oval, round and semi-circular or crescent – and sizes called bunta. Blocks are hand-carved of seasoned teak wood by trained craftsmen. The blocks for imprinting are hand-carved by skilled artisans in wood. These hand-carved blocks are used to imprint the design onto the fabric. The imprinting is done by hand by a skilled block printer.

Design:

• Region: Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
• Black and grey
• Block print dupatta, has printed border
• 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.