KA3008 – Exclusive Hand Block Ajrak Cotton Kaftan

KA3008 – Exclusive Hand Block Ajrak Cotton KaftanAuthentic Ajrak, hand block printed by skilled artisans using natural dyes on 100% pure cotton. Each piece carries its own character no two are exactly alike. Cut as a comfortable one size kaftan with an adjustable waist string, fully non transparent, and handmade in India. Ships worldwide.

each one a slightly different width and curve

The white circles are the protected ground

The leaves aren't perfect outlines

Leaf shapes in batik are drawn freehand in wax — no stencil

the cotton dyed

the two tones kept distinct by the boundaries between them

Where the wax thinned slightly

too much and it tips into mustard

so the colour shifts slightly from diamond to diamond as the dye absorbed at its own pace

the thread holding that tiny knot tight while the pink went everywhere around it

The brown sits on the warmer side

with each colour protected while the other was being applied