LATEST BEAUTIFUL COLLECTON OF KALAMKARI WORK SAREES FROM UNNATI SILKS
Kalamkari or Qalamkari is hand painted or block printed textile. It is derived from the Persian ‘drawing with a pen’. There are two styles in India. Weaving The Srikalahasthi style which is based on themes of religious hangings, temple engravings, scrolls, deities, scenes from epics etc. based on the influence of Hindu rulers of the Malla dynasty. The Machilipatnam style based on Islam influence of the Mughals and evolved with themes of flora, fauna and nature chosen. SHOP ONLINE KALAMKARI WORK SAREES AT Pure Fabric The essential features of Kalamkari Using Natural dyes mostly, hand block printing is used for the printing of the fabric and the pen used for the finer details and inner filling of colours. Handloom Weavers The elaborate process of Kalamkari The initial weaving of the fabric completed, is when the Kalamkari process takes over. The cotton fabric is immersed in a fine mix of myrobalan ( a resin) and cow’s milk to provide the adh...