Kalamkari
or Qalamkari is hand painted or block printed textile. It is derived from the
Persian ‘drawing with a pen’. There are two styles in India. The Srikalahasthi
style which is based on themes of religious hangings, temple engravings,
scrolls, deities, scenes from epics etc. based on the influence of Hindu rulers
of the Malla dynasty. The Machilipatnam style based on Islam influence of the
Mughals and evolved with themes of flora, fauna and nature chosen.
The essential features of Kalamkari
Using
Natural dyes mostly, hand block printing is used for the printing of the fabric
and the pen used for the finer details and inner filling of colours.
The elaborate process of Kalamkari
The
initial weaving of the fabric completed, is when the Kalamkari process takes
over. The cotton fabric is immersed in a fine mix of myrobalan ( a resin) and
cow’s milk to provide the adhesion of colours. By soaking it for an hour a
unique gloss is achieved. It is after this that the finer lines and details are
drawn with a bamboo stick styled like a pen soaked in fermented jiggery and
water. After this the vegetable dyes are applied. The application of each
colour done, the fabric is washed. This leads to the fabric being washed a
number of times to see that the colours have adhered and do not spread.
For extra colouring effects substances like
cow dung, seeds, crushed flowers and plants are also used. The richness of the
colours and the use of natural dyes has slowly given way to lesser vibrancy on
account of the use of chemical dyes which are easily and abundantly available.
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bootis, the elegant contrast borders with floral kalamkari and the designer
pallus with brilliant floral patterns. There are handloom cottons with a lot of
Kalamkari hand painting and attractive borders. There are fine Tussar Silks
that have contrast patch borders plus block printed designs and floral spreads
on the pallu. You have Kalamaris that have entire themes from epics, nature
scenes in fine, sharp detailing that is exquisite. The Meghalaya Silks that
have charming motifs distributed in a pattern across the saree over light
coloured fields, geometrical patterns adorning colourful fields, motfs in a
pattern across the saree, and very elegant borders.
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