Handwoven Sambalpuri Cotton Kurti in Blue With Bandha Tie-dye

This blue kurti is woven on a handloom in Sambalpur Odisha where the yarn is tied and dyed before weaving in the Bandhakala tradition That patient bandha work is what gives the surface its soft feathered vertical patterning each band slightly its own The cotton is coloured with natural dyes so the blue reads deep and lived in rather than flat Lightweight at around 250 grams with a round neck and short sleeves it is an easy everyday piece that carries the maker s hand in every motif