THE KALAMKARI STORY!
Kalamkari is an ancient art of HAND painting on fabric USING A WOODEN PEN OR 'KALAM' WITH VEGETABLE DYES.
This art form originated in the modern-day states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in south India several hundred years ago AND was used to portray scenes from sacred texts such as the Mahabharata and Ramayana.
OUR STORY!
started in 2000, WE at malayitha, AIM TO CREATE A BEAUTIFUL AMALGAMATION OF THIS ANCIENT ART FORM ON MODERN DAY SILHOUETTES FOR THE WOMAN OF TODAY!
SARIS FOR EVERY MOOD & SEASON!
UNSTITCHED FABRICS!
A versatile collection of unstitched fabrics in cottons, silks and georgettes for the multi tasking woman of today!
THE CONTEMPORARY COLLECTION
THE KALAMKARI PROCESS!
Kalamkari is a completely hand crafted process and a total of 17-23 steps are required to be followed to make the art of Kalamkari come to life.
These steps include dyeing, bleaching, outlining, hand painting, colour fixing, cleaning and more. Natural pigments are used to draw on and colour the fabrics during the process.
At malayitha , we follow the sri kalahasti tradition of hand painting.
Sri kalahasti is a ancient temple town in andhra pradesh, south india.
THE TIME IT TAKES!
Kalamkari painting on sarees and garments can take up to 3-4 weeks
to complete depending on the design and pattern.
Every master kalamkari artist have their own style and creativity to implement various styles of designs and
motifs.
BLOUSE FABRICS & SARI BORDERS
OUR COMMITMENT!
