Pedana Kalamkari Block Print Cotton Saree Maroon

A maroon mulmul cotton saree hand block printed with cream and beige Kalamkari florals soft breathable and beautifully everyday Block printed in the Pedana Kalamkari tradition on fine mulmul cotton the maroon body carries cream and beige floral creepers in natural madder iron black and ochre with a printed border and pallu How to spot genuine Pedana block print Kalamkari Look where the carved teak blocks meet tiny overlaps and registration slips and outlines that do not sit perfectly inside their colour fill screen and digital printed copies are flawlessly aligned The reds blacks and ochres are natural mineral and vegetable dyes madder alum iron ore myrobalan so the colour soaks through and reads on the reverse softening with each wash rather than staying chemically uniform Block printed in Pedana Machilipatnam Krishna district Andhra Pradesh the only region that carries the Kalamkari GI Wear it for daytime functions work and casual outings pair with oxidised silver or terracotta jewellery and a contrast blouse