Weaved with care using tussar silk for the warp and mercerized cotton for the weft, this intricately painted dupatta features the classic rudrakha border. It is both fresh and old. Inspired by the historic collection of 18th-century chinoiserie fabrics that is currently housed at the museum, we created our own composition. Rich, opulent yellow, marigold flower petals, and all other complementary natural colours are used to create the colours. The traditional Kalamkari technique is used to process the colours, but it also incorporates subtle artistic touches like hand-painted designs and a graceful texture of self-check patterns. This stunning Kalamkari Hand-Painted Dupatta will help you embrace the allure of traditional craftsmanship while elevating your ensemble.From Creative Bee Dye Farm.
Length: 240cm | Width: 85cm
- Wash Care
- About the Technique
- Dry-clean strongly recommended
- If washing, gentle handwash
- Do not machine wash
- Do not use bleach
- Iron - medium heat
Hand-Painted Kalamkari
Hand-painted Kalamkari is one of India's oldest art-forms. It is the art of painting on fabric with a traditional, improvised pen, invented thousands of years ago and still used to this day. Creative Bee's Kalamkari is a homage to the craft's Silk Route Era. We contemporize this heritage technique by replacing its traditional religious motifs of gods and goddesses with more modern, contemporary ones such as animals, birds, leaves and the Tree of Life. Our Kalamkari is also unique in the way that, while most other pieces smell of the cow milk that is used to keep the ink from blotting, our products go through a post-process which fixes the colour and completely eliminates the smell of dairy.