Kota Doria Dress Material Mehndi Green Floral Vine

This two piece unstitched dress material kurta top and dupatta is woven the sheer graph check cotton from Kaithoon near Kota in Rajasthan The ivory cloth is embroidered in mehndi green thread with soft pink accents leafy flowering buti scatter across the top while the dupatta carries a scalloped border of green lotus like blooms trailing vines and pink touches Hold Kota Doria to the light and you will see its signature khat a fine grid of tiny squares formed by alternating groups of finer and slightly coarser cotton yarns On a genuine handwoven Kota the squares are not perfectly uniform they breathe and shift by a fraction across the width because each is beaten in by hand at the loom The cloth is crisp yet almost weightless thanks to a traditional onion starch finish rather than a synthetic stiffener The flowers are surface thread work turn the fabric over and you will find the stitch paths and small knots on the back where a print would simply show through flat Kota Doria is a GI protected weave whose technique travelled with the weaver families settled in Kaithoon near Kota Traditionally a cotton and silk blend it is prized for being light enough to fold into a small square yet strong enough to drape and hold its shape this set keeps to a fine cotton for everyday ease Stitch it into a relaxed kurta with the dupatta for daywear office festives and family functions The light weave breathes in the heat and the green on ivory palette works beautifully with gold cream or earthy tones