Kalamkari Cotton Saree Mustard Olive Green Peacock Pallu

A handwoven mustard and ochre silk cotton saree block printed in earthy Kalamkari finished with an olive green pallu of two cream peacocks light to wear easy to dress up Block printed in the Pedana Machilipatnam Kalamkari tradition using natural dyes the mustard body carries a fine green flowering buti from end to end A dark border grounds the drape while the olive green pallu frames a pair of confronting cream peacocks among scrolling vine the figurative panel Kalamkari is loved for How to spot the real handloom The colours are natural dyes alum mordant madder for the warm tones fermented iron black indigo derived greens so the shade shifts subtly between block repeats instead of the flat uniformity of a screen print The print soaks through the cloth and reads on the reverse look for block join marks and tiny registration slips that show the carved teak blocks at work The ground is mordant treated cotton silk a soft off white not optic white with a gentle handloom hand not a stiff coated mill finish Wear it for daytime functions festive lunches and office to evening days pair with an olive mustard or black blouse and silver or oxidised jewellery