- Fabric: 100% silk crepe
- Handfeel: Soft with a liquid-like drape
- Care:
- Natural colours are living colours and change over time.
- Gentle hand wash separately in cold water using pH neutral detergent. Do not use conditioner.
- Do not soak. Colours may bleed, especially in in the beginning.
- Gentle steam iron. Drip dry flat in the shade. Store in the dark.
- Origin: Gujarat, India
Textile Story
Ajrakh is an ancient form of traditional hand block mordant printing & resist dyeing using exclusively natural dyes, like indigo & madder, and natural mordants. The process is extremely laborious & complex, and practiced by master artisans only in Western India & Eastern Pakistan.
We're proud to partner with Sufiyan Khatri, one of the foremost ajrakh Master Artisans of India. Sufiyan, his grandfather, Mohmed Siddiq Khatri, & father, Dr Ismail Khatri, have been instrumental in reviving this art form both within India & internationally.
Following the design of the pattern, wooden blocks are carved by hand. The cloth is then hand printed through a series of around 15 steps, dictated by the specific chemical reactions of each individual natural dye, resist & mordant.
Any variations or irregularities are to be celebrated. They are part of the design & inherent to the handcrafted production process, making this item beautifully unique.
