SR-0059 White & Blue Cotton Saree

The soft staple fibre that grows around the seeds of cotton, the tropical and subtropical shrub, produces this popular fabric. Cotton has an ease which lets the skin breathe well. Cotton has an excellent ability to absorb colour, which helps it manifest itself in myriad hues. This comfortable fabric does not need to lined with a base fabric. The special Kanchi Cotton saree features a woven silk border in contrast blue colour. The weaving technique which combines cotton and pure silk is called Korvai weaving a unique style made famous by skilled weavers of Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu.

One of the earliest and simplest methods of textile printing, Block printing is, very simply put, the printing of patterns on textile using incised wooden blocks. Block printing involves myriad steps, but the most important step is the preparation of the block which determines the quality and clarity of impressions. The block is then dipped in the desired dye and carefully placed adjacent to the preceding impression of the block as per the design. Sakhi gives a contemporary twist to block print by combining contrast colour like Pink and Blue in half and half style as shown.