Silk Dress Materials Dealers in Chanda Nagar, Hyderabad

• Type: Kalamkari
• Country of Origin: Machilipatnam

Kalamkari is an ancient style of block-printing and hand painting with a tamarind pen on Chennuru silk fabric using natural sources (red from the madder root, yellow from the pomegranate and the black colour from the myrobalam fruit) and vegetable dyes. Mordants like alum are used for Dyeing to bind the dye to the fibres of fabric.   Originating from a small town of Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, The classical trained artisans draw beautiful motif, floral, cultural and traditional forms in their depictions. The entire epics are depicted via many stories and the vertical panels along the length of the fabric. The whole process takes one month and involves eighteen stages. The name Kalamkari itself justifies the beauty of its art. Kalamkari is derived from a Persian word where ‘kalam‘ means pen and ‘kari‘ refers to skilled art.    Silk Kalamkari dress material preferred for Kurties, Anarkali Suits, Churidar Suits and Lehenga Choli. The beauty of kalamkari is impeccable when compared to other modern fabric arts. Characteristic imperfections and colours may fade or bleed since kalamkari is the traditional handmade process.   Silk Kalamkari dress material specifications as follows: Top  L/W : 2.5 mts / 1.2 mts Bottom L/W : 2 mts / 1.2 mts Dupatta L/W : 2.25 mts / 0.9 mts