EYARKAI - NATURAL DYE KODALIKARUPPUR BLOCK PRINTS ON TISSUE ZARI GROUNDED COTTON SAREE

EYARKAI - NATURAL DYE KODALIKARUPPUR BLOCK PRINTS ON TISSUE ZARI GROUNDED COTTON SAREE

LIMITED EDITION - EYARKAI - NATURAL DYE KODALIKARUPPUR BLOCK PRINTS

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Kodalikaruppur block prints
A labor of love, this project brought together skilled artisans and block printers, to recreate a Kodali Karuppur saree. Months of collaboration resulted in an exquisite piece, block-printed using specially crafted wood blocks based on original designs

The saree was bleached with cow dung paste, hand-blockprinted on the pallu and dyed with rich natural dyes. The color palette featured alum paste for red, a mixture of iron filings, salt water, and jaggery for black, and a combination of both for an earthy maroon.

The motifs echoed the original’s nuanced design vocabulary, using geometric and linear patterns, vines, stars, veldarri, and the thazhambu or screw pine flower design.

Base weave - Pure handwoven Tissue Zari grounded cotton saree 2* 120 count
Handblock prints - Authentic natural dyed, mordanted, and handblock printed Kodalikaruppur
Design - parallel row of trees with arched limbs bearing flowers and birds, screwpine on pallu ,abstract pattern blocks on body 
shade - green with madder red 
Core dye used -  henna , manjista 
Length - 5.6 mtrs 
Available running blouse red with offwhite zari laden 

P.s: this is created under the guidance of our mentor who fetched national award in kodalikaruppur block printing 

No mass production, only limited pieces at a time can be made