Pedana Kalamkari Block Print Saree Chocolate Brown

A deep chocolate brown saree hand block printed with a fine cream floral vine and a peacock pallu a richer palette for evening wear Predominantly hand block printed in the Pedana Kalamkari tradition with a small screen printed share the dark brown body carries an all over cream floral creeper in natural dyes the pallu opens into leaf sprays and a peacock motif edged with an imitation powder zari border 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 festive lunches daytime weddings and celebrations let the printed pallu fall open with oxidised silver jewellery and a contrast blouse