Peach & Purple Hand Painted Kalamkari Kanchivaram Silk Saree

A peach Kanchivaram silk saree with hand painted Kalamkari work, done with natural dyes from our own designs. The body is painted with a mythological scene in the traditional Kalamkari style, with divine figures, ornate arches and a decorative peacock motif, and it carries lines of Telugu script. The wide purple border is woven in rich gold zari with floral and creeper patterns, finished with a temple-style edge. The purple pallu is woven all over in a geometric zari design with bands of figurative motifs, and it ends in fringes. A matching purple blouse piece with a gold zari border comes with the saree. It suits weddings, festivals and special occasions, and it is a piece for collectors of hand painted textiles.

Saree length: 5.5 metres, plus a 0.8 metre blouse piece
Blouse: matching purple with a gold zari border
Body: hand painted Kalamkari in natural dyes, from our own designs
Border: woven floral and creeper zari with a temple-style edge
Pallu: fully woven zari with bands of figurative motifs and fringes
Care: dry clean only. Store folded in a muslin cloth, and refold it every few months. Avoid direct sunlight and damp, as natural dyes can fade.

Kalamkari is an Indian art of painting on fabric with natural dyes, using a pen (kalam) to draw and fill the design by hand. The outlines are drawn first, and the colours are then applied in stages, with each colour coming from plant, mineral or other natural sources. On this saree, the Kalamkari panel is hand painted from our own designs, with divine figures, ornate arches and Telugu script. The Kanchivaram weave frames the painting. Its zari border and pallu are woven separately and interlocked with the body for strength.

Kanchipuram is a temple town in Tamil Nadu and the home of Kanchivaram silk. Weaving families there have passed the craft down through generations. The designs draw on temple architecture, with patterns such as florals, creepers, peacocks and geometric medallions. This saree brings together that weaving tradition and the Kalamkari painting tradition of South India.

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