Specification

• Category: Ladies
• Craft: Arashi Shibori
• Material: Kota Silk with silver zari border
• Dye: Natural dye- Indigo, Indian Madder and Lac
• Length:  5.2 meters
• Blouse Piece: Yes .
• Body: Bottom Pleats half: Plain Indigo and Top part: Red and White diagonal stripes pattern
• Border: Silver Tissue
• Pallu: Red and White diagonal stripes pattern
• Fall and Picot edge: Yes

Description:

Shibori is a manual cloth resist dyeing technique which results in beautiful patterns on fabric. It originated in Japan, the earliest known example of cloth dyed with a shibori technique dates from the 8th century. Shibori, from the verb root Shiboru, means to wring, squeeze or press.

Natural dyes are a nontoxic alternative to conventionally used synthetic dyes that are causing irreversible damage to the planet. A number of plant-based dyes such as madder, indigo and Tesu flowers are used to obtain a wide range of colors and in fact, results in vibrant colors. They are dyed in Kutch, Gujarat using vegetable dyes.