Off-white sprigs sit scattered across a strong magenta ground.
- The bottom is left plain magenta, so the set is already balanced before it reaches a tailor.
- Colour-fast, so a shade this strong does not bleed onto the off-white sprigs.
- Floral garland borders on the dupatta, finished with tassels.
The print
The sprig is small and open, spaced widely enough that the magenta stays the dominant colour rather than the print. The dupatta is bordered with linear floral garlands and finished with tassels, and the bottom is deliberately left unprinted.
Wearing it
A plain bottom takes the guesswork out of this one - stitch a straight kurta from the printed top, keep the bottom simple, and let the garland dupatta be the only detail. It suits a festive lunch or a bright office day equally. Genuine hand block printing on katan silk from Bhagalpur is close to unavailable elsewhere; the craft is nearly always sold on cotton. Block printed by hand, and still dispatched the next working day.
The details
Top: 2.5 m, 44-45 inches wide
Bottom: 2.5 m, 44-45 inches wide
Dupatta: 2.5 m, 35-36 inches wide
Fabric: Katan silk, opaque, no lining needed
Craft: hand block print, Bhagalpur
Weight: 600-650 g for all three pieces together
Stitching: up to 4XL, length customisable
Care: dry clean the first wash, then gentle cold hand wash
Because the sprigs are widely spaced, the small differences between impressions are easy to see. That is the block, and it is what a machine cannot copy.