Plain Black with Red Border Ajrakh Modal Silk Saree
More in Ajrakh Modal Silk$100.00
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Color: Black
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Rust and slate blue floral medallions bloom in close rows over the black body of this Ajrakh modal silk saree, every motif stamped by hand with a Kutch block. Flowers in Ajrakh printing carry a sense of delicacy and welcome. The modal takes the natural dye deeply and gives the drape a fluid softness, so the pallu sways easily with each step. That pallu opens into tall paisley leaves, the mango leaf motif that stands for abundance. A warm and elegant saree for weddings, receptions and festive evenings.
- What's included
- Stitched blouse
- Weave
- ajrakh modal silk
- Sub-weave
- Hand Block Print
- Blouse
- Stitched, size 38
- Motif
- Floral Medallion
- Care
- Hand wash separately in cold water - Use a mild detergent - Do not bleach or wring - Dry in shade away from direct sunlight - Natural dyes may soften gently with time
The craft
Ajrakh Modal Silk
Ajrakh is one of the oldest surviving block printing traditions in the world, carried for generations by the Khatri printers of Kutch who worked in Dhamadka and rebuilt their village as Ajrakhpur after the 2001 earthquake. A single Ajrakh passes through sixteen or more stages of washing, resist printing with lime and gum, and dyeing in madder root for red and fermented indigo for blue, with black drawn from iron and jaggery. The cloth is printed on both faces so the pattern reads the same either way. On modal, a fibre spun from beech pulp, the natural dyes take deeply and the saree falls with a fluid softness and a quiet sheen.
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