Kalmakari Sarees

The Literal translation of the word kalamkari is Pen Craft. The intricate pictures are drawn with kalam or bamboo reed using Natural Dyes. Tree of life theme is very popular and comes in many forms. The cotton fabric gets its glossiness by immersing it for an hour in a mixture of myrabalam and milk. Contours and reasons are then drawn with a point in bamboo soaked in a mixture of jagri fermented and water; one by one these are applied, then the vegetable dyes. After each color, the Kalamkari is washed. Thus, each fabric can undergo up to four washings. Various effects are obtained by seeds, plants and crushed flowers.