Kota Doria Dress Material Brick Red Paisley Buta

This cotton dress material is hand block printed in the Kaithoon cluster near Kota Rajasthan The sheer white ground is the unmistakable khat weave a square check of fine cotton and silk yarn and the top fabric carries rows of paisley buta in brick red with slate blue detailing the classic mango motif standing upright in measured columns The dupatta lightens to small red fern sprigs through the body with a paisley border at the ends Hold this one to the light first real Kota Doria is genuinely translucent and the cotton silk squares shimmer unevenly because the silk picks up light the cotton does not Each paisley is stamped from a hand carved wooden block so the fine inner lines of the buta carry the slight wobble of hand work the brick red dye soaks through to the back and the edges soften into the porous grid Where blocks meet you can read the joins A powerloom and screen version would be flat opaque perfectly registered and printed on one face only Kota Doria is a GI protected weave Kaithoon s weavers still treat the yarn with rice starch and onion juice before weaving giving a new piece its light crispness that melts into a soft drape after washing The open structure keeps it cool and feather light on the body Stitched up with the dupatta on the shoulder the brick and blue paisley gives a poised traditional look that carries an office day a daytime celebration or a family gathering equally well understated handcrafted and made to breathe in warm weather