Forest in the night Batik Silk Saree
More in Batik Silk$160.00
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Color: Black
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- Authentic handwoven craft, exactly as pictured.
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A spray of orange blossoms drifts across the shoulder of this charcoal batik silk saree, the flowers outlined in white where the wax held the dye back. The rest of the body is left plain and deep, which lets the small burst of colour carry the whole drape. Restraint of this kind is unusual in batik and reads as very modern. The silk has a gentle slub and settles softly. A refined saree for evening dinners and understated occasions.
- What's included
- Stitched blouse
- Weave
- batik silk
- Sub-weave
- Bishnupuri Silk
- Blouse
- Stitched, size 38
- Motif
- Blossom
- Care
- Dry clean recommended - If washing at home hand wash separately in cold water with a mild detergent - Do not bleach or wring - Dry in shade away from direct sunlight - Iron on low heat
The craft
Batik Silk
Batik reached Bengal in the 1920s, when Rabindranath Tagore's circle at Santiniketan studied the wax resist craft of Java and brought it back to Kala Bhavana. Bengali artists lifted the technique off the Indonesian sarong and put it onto the saree, where it has stayed ever since. Hot wax is drawn onto the silk by hand, the cloth is dipped, and the wax is boiled away, one colour at a time. Where the wax cracks the dye seeps through and leaves the fine dark veining that no printed cloth can copy. Every piece is dyed on its own, so no two come out alike.
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