The hand-printed sarees hailing from the different parts of India boast their unique style. These are not only well preferred for the festivals, but even in a corporate environment and small family gatherings for their soft fabrics, pretty prints, and skin-friendliness.
Here we are going to mention some of the handprint methods used in sarees. Let’s explore together.
1. Alluring Bandhani
This is one of the most popular hand-print in saris amongst women of all ages in India. This is a traditional method and widely practiced in Rajasthan. Also, bandhani sarees are considered auspicious for brides. The finest bandhani work comes from Jaipur, Bikaner, Barmer, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Nathdwara, and Pali.
Rajasthan is popular for its Leheriya pattern which means waves. The designs are amicably arranged in diagonal stripes of two alternating colors, though initially only the auspicious colors of red and yellow were used.
2. Beautiful Batik
Batik printing is the process of ornamenting a piece of cloth (part of the cloth) with a layer of molten wax after that dyeing it so that when the wax coating is removed from the part of the cloth, the wax retains the original color of the cloth. This gives a unique type of design to the cloth. Batik printing is a three-stage process of namely waxing, dyeing, and removal of wax.
Batik printing has its origins in South East Asia. In India, initially, even rice starch was used for dyeing. The popularity of this batik print has increased as a subject at the University of Visva Bharati, India. The artisans use nature-inspired motifs such as flowers, animals, and birds and also many abstract prints as batiks.
3. Cool Kalamkari
If you have any saree of kalamkari print in your closet just notice how appealing and unique the craft is. This craft refers to a process of painting natural dyes onto cotton or silk fabric with a bamboo pen or kalam. The two main styles of kalamkari print are “Machilipatnam” and “Srikalahasti” with Andhra Pradesh being the center.
The craftsmen use only natural dyes for printing. Various conventional and unconventional designs are being done as kalamkari handprints in saris.