Brick Red Chanderi Cotton Silk Saree With Khari Block Printing and Zari Border
Styled With Blouse From Our Blouse Collection
Handcrafted In India
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Chanderi is a lightweight, sheer texture and fine feel fabric that makes it apt forsummer.Chanderi fabricis produced by weaving insilkand golden Zari in the traditional cotton yarn that results in the creation of the shimmering texture. Chanderiis a blend of cotton with lightsilkand some zari.
Origin - TheChanderi sareeis composed of fine silk finished smooth texturedcotton. 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 ofsilkand cotton embellished with zari woven work, and more specifically because of itssaristhat have been patronized by royalty.
Technique - Khari printingis aprinttechnique using a paste which is pushed through a metal container with a specific design cut out from its base leaving an impression of that design on the fabric. It has a sparkle glitter of gold, silver or bronze on a design.
TraditionalKhari printingused the dust of precious metals to ornament plain orprintedtextiles with motifs patterning them with the sparkle of gold and silver for wear at weddings and festivities. The stamping tools used inKhari printingare also different from other forms ofblock printing.
