Pedana Kalamkari Block Print Saree Coffee Brown

A deep coffee brown saree with a cream Kalamkari block printed pallu and border fluid enough to drape all day dressy enough for an evening function The plum brown body is block printed in the Pedana Machilipatnam Kalamkari tradition of coastal Andhra Pradesh Carved teak blocks stamp paisley mango buta and curling florals in madder maroon iron black and myrobalan ochre across the cream pallu and border finished with an imitation powder zari edge 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