Half & Half Beige, Black And Khaki Cotton Saree With Block Printing
Styled With Blouse From Our Blouse Collection
- Fabric:Mulmul
- Print: Block Printing
- Color: Beige, Black And Khaki
- Blouse: This Saree Comes With A Running Unstitched Blouse Piece. Refer Blouse Look InNext Image.
- Saree Length & Width : 6.2 Meters X 1.1 Meters
Handcrafted In India
Care
- Coldwater wash | Do not bleach and dry in shade
- Iron on reverse. Steam Iron at medium setting
- For first few washes separatewash is recommended. Bleeding of color in little amount is expecteddue to traditional dying process
Cotton is perhaps the most comfortable fabric among all. Cottonis natural, breathable & extremely durable, thus cotton sarees are no fuss and often a great choice for day wear. Pure, softCottoncan be folded neatly to make crisp pleats of asaree, giving an ideal fall for formal wear and easy to carry. Cottonfabrics are known for their versatility, softness, and comfort. Cotton accepts all types of dyeing and printing technique to give it a contemporary look.
Technique - Handblocking is an ancient method of textile printing, renowned for it's exotic designs in vibrant colors on fabric. In this method, woodenblockscarved with intricate details are used to manually print beautiful designs that usually cover the entire length of a fabric. Block printing can be carried out beautifully on a variety of fabrics but most suitable match is cotton or cotton linen. The characteristics of these fabrics have a specially affinity towards different types of dyes and pigments. Block-printing craft is practiced in twostates of India - Gujarat and Rajasthan.
There are different styles of block printing, the most renowned ones are
Bagru, it is done by printing dark or colored motifs on a cream or dyed background. This process involves the use of natural mordants – likehardaand alum – to capture the natural colors of the print on the fabric using our pattern blocks.
Dabu, has light colored motifs on a dark ground. It is a mud resistance method, mud akakaali mittipaste is used to block print the pattern. After dyeing the fabrics, the motifs covered with the mud print remain uncolored, while the rest of the fabric takes on the hue of the dye.
The key difference between the styles are color combinations and motifs. For example, the color of the cloth on which the motifs are printed is also another differentiator. InBagru, the cloth has either a cream base or a dyed base, whileSanganeriprints have a white base.
