Saree Design -With Kalamkari border again
I never get contended with collecting and designing with traditional paintings of India. Kalmakari is one such art. I have kalmkari patches, kalamkari borders, kalamkari duppata, kalamkari saree , kalamkari hand block printed clothes etc. Still whenever I see clothes with kalamkari art, I end up buying that. :-). I have designed 3-4 sarees using kalamkari patches. First one was with Paisley designs , and recently designed some sarees with Kalamkari border for my customers.
Another saree with blue silk material and Kalamkari border was designed with a zari border. If I use zari border and cloth with zari motifs, I can’t wear it on casual day. So this time designed Kalamkari saree without zari, so that I can wear it anytime , any day :-).
Here it is :
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| Kalamkari saree |
I chose a beautiful Kalamkari border with peacock design, in light green color. Here is the Kalamkari border:
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| Kalamkari border |
I was searching for a right cloth for this border. I could have chosen dark green or pink. But decided to avoid dark colors this time. So selected pastel color . As the border has pink color too, I chose pink color as contrast. For the pink color , I used the cloth from my mother’s old silk saree.
Here are the materials I used :
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| The materials chosen |
Attached the kalamkari patch as border along the saree, contrasting it on both the sides with small strip of pink silk cloth.
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| Kalamkari saree |
The pink silk saree cloth is remaining . So I will use it for the blouse. Though it has some glossy silk look, but I can wear it on casual day too. Or shall I choose a blouse in cotton for this?
Designing dress with Kutchwork, learning some more forms of crafts. Eager to share my experiments and experiences with arts and crafts with you.
Love , laugh and live the life to the fullest,
-Ranjana
Very pretty! Everything with peacock motif is always more interesting! This is a very nice saree 🙂
Thats a very pretty saari.i think pink blouse will look good.
Beautiful Kalamkari border with peacock design.So pretty.<3<3<3.
Cheers,
Sriram & Krithiga
Love the second saree a lot, although all the 3 of them are pretty too.
xoxo – C
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Beautiful work on the saree.
So pretty. Love the colours.
The pink works so well with this piece. 🙂
you have designed the saree so beautifully.
I love the beautiful color contrast you've created here. You should click one picture wearing it.
super creative and so well done 🙂
So creatively done! I liked the idea of adding pink border to this.It has enhanced the look.
nice design 🙂
You are so creative, keep it up 👍
This is so gorgeous. Exquisite design. 🙂
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