Zardozi
Aari Zardozi Border Sari
“The handcrafted ajrakh block-printed modal silk sari combines the luxury of silk with the comfort of cotton.”
The double borders are adorned with a contemporary choufal buta, which displays geometric patterns that run the length of the sari.
The charismatic fusion of indigo, black, crème, and maroon in the motifs creates a captivating palette.
Adorning the pallu (end-piece) are exquisite floral patterns, equidistantly spaced and interconnected by multiple line forms.
Purity; spiritual awakening; cosmic order. Identified across the lengthwise borders of this object.
Open motif entryCosmic order; mathematical harmony in weave. Identified across the woven ground of this object.
Open motif entryResist dyeing protects chosen areas of cloth from the dye bath — with wax, mud paste, or tightly tied thread — so that pattern emerges as negative space. Gujarat's Ajrakh layers mud and lime resists across as many as sixteen stages; Rajasthani Bandhani ties thousands of minute points; Batik draws its lines in molten wax.