Creative Bee's archive has some of the most exquisite hand painted Kalamkari original samples. This saree is woven with soft mulberry silk and the layout is designed to highlight the pallu with exotic birds. Hand painted in 100% natural dyes. The pure jari border makes it wearable for special occasions too.
Width: 1.12m | Length: 5.65m | Blouse length: 80cm
- Wash Care
- About the Technique
- Gentle, Cold, Machine/Hand Wash
- Dry in shade
- Do not use bleach
- Iron - medium heat
Block-Printing
India has a rich history of hand-block-printed, natural-dyed trade textiles since the 18th century & the skill is still widely practiced today. The term “Kalamkari” was originally meant for hand-painted textiles from the region of Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh. When the demand for trade textiles grew in the late 17th - 18th century, Persian block-carvers were called by the East India Company to adopt “Kalamkari” motifs into block-printed “Chintz”. At Creative Bee, after years of research & experimentation, we have mastered the printing techniques, recipes of natural dye print pastes, fixing techniques & all other related hand-processes to produce some of the finest hand-printed, natural dyed and hand-woven textiles.