Our exquisite hand-painted Kalamkari dupatta, with a traditional rudrakha border, is meticulously handwoven with a tussar silk warp and mercerized cotton weft. This piece is original to us and was motivated by the museum's historical collection of 18th-century chinoiserie fabrics. The colours are derived from marigold flower petals, rich ospicious yellow, and all other complementary natural colours. The traditional Kalamkari technique is used to process the colours, but there is a subtle touch of artistic skill added by the detailed hand-painted designs and the elegant texture of self-check patterns. With this stunning Kalamkari Hand-Painted Dupatta, you can embrace the allure of traditional craftsmanship and elevate your ensemble.Made at 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.