The appeal of handloom fabrics
lies in the ethnic hand woven techniques employed to churn out fine, soft,
transparent, airy, light and aesthestically appealing fabrics. The choice of
vibrant colours, the use of organic dyes, the quality of weaving, the
employment of limited resources; yet outcomes are a sensational mix with
borders, designs, patterns, motifs, themes, hand painting and exquisite embroidery that
even modern day methods fail to match. It is an amalgam or delightful blend of
ethnic skill, care and devotion. The Indian Tunics brought out as handloom
fabrics woven with dedication and care is a worthy addition to a new range of
handloom products.
Batik – the process
Batik is a process using ‘resists’ for making designs on a
fabric. The conventional Batik process has a resist or a physical block in some
form or the other to prevent desired areas on the fabric from being penetrated
by dye. Generally wax is used as a resist in Batik. The block printed areas
where resists are in place, come out as un-dyed areas in the dyed fabric and
could be coloured differently in repeat wax dye process. This can be repeated
several times at the same place or different places with wax-dye process time
and again for every subsequent colour change.
Batik can be done with
various types of dye & wax on cotton, silk and other natural fabrics.
Cotton is easy to work with and generally gives best results. Repeated waxing
and dyeing over the same place gets newer overlapping results. The idea in
multi-layer colouring is to start with lighter shades of the dye and proceed to
deeper ones. Here care is taken that wax resist is neither light nor heavy
since lighter would mean possible penetration of dye onto resist area and heavy
would mean the wax will not resist properly and could cause patches or dye spreads
when removed.
The rarer but finer Pen Batik
The rarer type of Batik is Pen Batik. Fine designs are made on
the fabric using ‘Tjanting’ tools. Molten wax at a certain temperature is
carefully put on the design lines with Batik dropper pen. A lot of care has to be
exercised.Too thin a layer could give way to colour dye through surface cracks.
Temperature of the wax is
normally kept between 200 and 230 degrees. In the former or conventional method
vats or tubs with boiling water are used to melt away the wax. In the latter a
small tub with hot water is generally preferred. After the entire resist dyeing
process is over, and the wax has melted away in hot water, a neatly dyed plain
or designed fabric is available.
Buy the special Batik range of
Kurtis Kurtas at Unnati Silks online
Unnati Silks has a collection of Batik kurtis kurtas. A fine range of bright
coloured and vibrant hued Indian tunics. Prints are mostly floral designs and
there are some in which the motifs have flower patterns. Colours range from the
medium pastel coloured to the vibrant and eye-catching. There is striking batik
on pure cotton cambric kurtas and kurtis with abstract designs. Fine Malmal
cotton kurtas or Crepe Silk kurtis with abstract spreads or modern designs,
with floral batik would be a fine delightful mix of the familiar and unseen. It
is this what the women of fashion seek each time-something new, something of
appeal, something that others would envy. You have two part kurtas with plain
upper portion and designer batik decorating the lower half and designer upper
halfs and lower plain coloured fields. You have symbols and religious text in a
designer pattern all over. You have sensational golden coloured designs on the
front with stylish neck styling. There is a mix of printed patterns on
traditional malmal cotton kurtas that make for bewitching creations. Plain
kurtas with self-colour embroidery all over and golden coloured linings are
another attractive option. Plenty of variety and mix to choose from, each
different, each exceptionally unique. Painting in tribal art with deep
contrasts that set off fine colourful patterns, are in between abstract art and
line sketches. The colour combinations chosen are vibrant. The detailing is
vivid and striking. It is very apt for corporate functions, and social
gatherings. The Pen batik kurtis kurtas could have basic batik base all over
and lovely designer fronts. The Indian tunics or kurti tops could have
delightful imagery or exquisite Kantha work as patch or appliqué stitched on
the front side. There could be hand painted human images in delightful color
combinations.
There could be exemplary thread
work in wonderful designs. All calculated to enhance the appeal of these kurtis kurtas by
way of look, the utilitarian aspect already taken care of by well woven fabrics
that are soft, smooth, light airy and very comfortable.
Buy online Kurta / Kurti and
get the Unnati advantage
Unnati Silks, largest Indian ethnic online shop for you to buy stitched
apparel - the Kurta
and the Kurti. Online shopping store with the widest range of
ethnic Indian Kurta and Kurti. At Unnati Silks, you can buy handloom Kurta and
Kurti online from the exclusive range – a unique, fancy, exclusive collection
of stylish, trendy fashion, office, daily casual Kurta and Kurti in Printed
cottons, Khadi cotton, Satin cotton (Sateen), Sico, Rajasthani, Pochampally, Rajkot, Punjab cottons, malmal cotton, art silk georgette, chiffon, Bagru Prints, Dabu Prints, Organic dyed, block printed, fabric varieties at attractive prices,
wholesale and retail.
You can purchase Kurta and Kurti online at Unnati silks and the products will be dispatched within 24 working hours of placing the order.
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