ha Block Print Cotton Saree Gray Floral JaalOdis

A handwoven Odisha cotton saree with an all over floral jaal in cobalt blue deep maroon dark green and grey on a soft light grey ground The motif is a flowing vine pattern large stylised sunflower heads slender leaves and curling tendrils that covers the body edge to edge The pallu shifts into a fine pin stripe section in tonal grey framing the floral field To recognise the handloom character look at any single flower head The outline of each petal shows a faint dye bleed into adjacent threads where the natural dye has soaked into the cotton fibre Powerloom prints in synthetic cotton sit on the surface and look perfectly crisp this one has the soft edged depth that only comes from hand block printing on a handwoven base The pin stripe pallu is woven not printed run your finger across it and you can feel the warp colour change The cotton body has occasional warp slubs and an irregular weft pick every few inches the marks of a pit loom Odisha s block print cotton tradition draws on a long history of dye printing and natural fibre weaving across the western districts The polychrome floral here owes a debt to Bengal kantha and Bagh block print idioms but the cotton hand the pin stripe pallu and the slubby weave are firmly Odisha A bright everyday saree that doubles for office and casual evenings Pair with a solid cobalt blue maroon or grey blouse leather flats and silver or oxidised earrings