Cute,  Dragon fly Bagru/ Dabu hand block prints. Eye-catching contrast Green color hand embroidered mirror work waist band with a sexy back! Pair it with a skirt, or saree. You are guaranteed to be the center of attention!

Specifications

• Category: Ladies
• Craft: Bagru/ Dabu Hand block print
• Embroidery: Kutch hand embroidery
• Material: Cotton
• Neck: Front: V neck, wrap front with snap button ; back round neck
• Sleeves: Magyar sleeves
• Opening: Back full open slit; 3 buttons on top and ties at the waist.
• Lining: Yes
• Bra-pads: No

Description

Kutch hand embroidery is from the Kutch region of Gujarat, India; practiced mainly by the women from the various ethnic communities in the region. This rich and intricate hand embroidery tradition is world renowned. Each community has its own distinct stitch, motifs and patterns like Ahir, Rabari, Neran etc. that reflects their unique customs and culture, and marks their identity. These patches are hand embroidered by rural craftswomen from a collective enterprise from 11 ethnic communities spread across 65 villages in Kutch, India; channelizing traditional skills for dignified income by enhancing their centuries old cultural craft.

Bagru is a hand block print tradition of the Chhipas community; a fifth generation of a family of dyers and printers settled primarily in Bagru, Rajasthan, India. It requires perfect hand -eye coordination and precision. The master printer decides the number of blocks and sequence of printed layers. The block is then cut to size and the carver uses tools to recreate the pattern on the block. Every print is made by hand and visually aligned by the printer. It often requires at least 4 to 5 blocks to print different parts of a pattern. Traditional Bagru prints use dark color on a cream or dyed background. 

Dabu is a mud resist-technique. Dabu resist paste is used to print the design, then it is dyed, often in blue indigo and once again dried. The motifs made with the mud resist remain uncolored while the rest of the fabric is dyed. The resulting cloth’s color is the other way around – White/bright prints on a dark-dyed background.