Olive and Almond Jaal

Olive and Almond JaalTo buy 1 metre add 1 , to buy 2 metres add 2 quantities and so on

For your workspaces to weekend getaways

Easy to wash and hardly any weight to carry

This project also gives me the opportunity to collaborate with a group of skilled women embroiders in rural West Bengal

Drawstrings under the bust line make the gathers to give it shape or you can wear it as a free floating long poncho

These one of a kind pieces are made using many layers of fabrics held together by hand embroidery called Kantha stitch

then tied with threads at the required intervals and dyed

It features a full-length zipped inner pocket and adjustable straps

This is called Dabu printing

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The fabric used for the bags is created using traditional mud resist printing techniques and dyed with natural indigo

The colour can rub off when you first wear it so please take care and don’t wear it with light coloured clothes till after first couple of washes or you may prewash it

Kantha work has been in use for a very long time for making quilts using old saris