Origin & Technique:

Chanderi is a lightweight, sheer texture and fine feel fabric that makes it apt for summer. Chanderi fabric is produced by weaving in silk and golden Zari in the traditional cotton yarn that results in the creation of the shimmering texture. Chanderi is a blend of cotton with light silk and some zari.

• Origin - The Chanderi saree is composed of fine silk finished smooth textured cotton. Chanderi sari is a traditional sari made in Chanderi, Madhya Pradesh, India. Chanderi, occupies a special place because of its centuries old weaving specialty of producing finely textured fabrics of silk and cotton embellished with zari woven work, and more specifically because of its saris that have been patronized by royalty.
• Technique - Hand blocking is an ancient method of textile printing, renowned for it's exotic designs in vibrant colors on fabric. In this method, wooden blocks carved with intricate details are used to manually print beautiful designs that usually cover the entire length of a fabric. Block printing can be carried out beautifully on a variety of fabrics but most suitable match is cotton or cotton linen. The characteristics of these fabrics have a specially affinity towards different types of dyes and pigments. Block-printing craft is practiced in two states of India - Gujarat and Rajasthan.

Ajrakh print - Ajrakh is a block-printed textile that is resist-dyed using natural dyes. It is distinguished by its color- blue with red - and its complex geometric & floral patterns. The natural dyes are achieved from Scrap iron, jaggery and tamarind by soaking in water for weeks and then cooked over flame to create the black dye for Ajrakh.

Origin & Technique:

Chanderi is a lightweight, sheer texture and fine feel fabric that makes it apt for summer. Chanderi fabric is produced by weaving in silk and golden Zari in the traditional cotton yarn that results in the creation of the shimmering texture. Chanderi is a blend of cotton with light silk and some zari.

• Origin - The Chanderi saree is composed of fine silk finished smooth textured cotton. Chanderi sari is a traditional sari made in Chanderi, Madhya Pradesh, India. Chanderi, occupies a special place because of its centuries old weaving specialty of producing finely textured fabrics of silk and cotton embellished with zari woven work, and more specifically because of its saris that have been patronized by royalty.
• Technique - Hand blocking is an ancient method of textile printing, renowned for it's exotic designs in vibrant colors on fabric. In this method, wooden blocks carved with intricate details are used to manually print beautiful designs that usually cover the entire length of a fabric. Block printing can be carried out beautifully on a variety of fabrics but most suitable match is cotton or cotton linen. The characteristics of these fabrics have a specially affinity towards different types of dyes and pigments. Block-printing craft is practiced in two states of India - Gujarat and Rajasthan.

Ajrakh print - Ajrakh is a block-printed textile that is resist-dyed using natural dyes. It is distinguished by its color- blue with red - and its complex geometric & floral patterns. The natural dyes are achieved from Scrap iron, jaggery and tamarind by soaking in water for weeks and then cooked over flame to create the black dye for Ajrakh.