Dark Green Star Sakta (fabric) below 10000 while also helping marginalised yet

while also helping marginalised yet culturally rich Odisha's talented paper mache artisans to survive and indeed prosper

This maroon zinjiri fabric is a true Sambalpuri ikat beauty

This soft ikat lungi with star parterns is a absolute delight

Then it is dried and set together for several hours by painful mathematical precision of the weavers by hand

This is a ‘Bichitrapuri’ meaning a band of ikat work lines are sandwiched between two big checkered blocks of pasapali

Dark Green Star Sakta (fabric) below 10000 while also helping marginalised yetSambalpuri Bandha Saree & Fabrics from GI (Geographical Indications) document says that Tie & Dye weaving in western Odisha came into existence during 600 BC. In traditional handwoven ikat or baandha, one of warp weft is tied and dyed prior to weaving (single ikat) or both warp and weft are tie dyed before weaving (double ikat). Weavers are distributed in Bargarh, Boudh, Sonepur, Bolangir, Nuapada & Sambalpur & some parts of Dhenkanal, Kalahandi,