Kalamkari is a traditional method of hand painting done over natural fabric like cotton textiles. It's a detailed & complicated method of painting. In the Hindi language, the word Kalam means pen & the word Kari means Workmanship. A single word, KALAMKARI describes the entire process of its manufacturing method.
In this method, the professionals use a special pen made out of young bamboo tubes & also, they use organic dyes extracted from natural resources for painting purposes.
Initially, the fabric is pre-treated with milk & base color dye. Commonly, we could see more floral, paisley, sacred animals & epic Indian characters motifs on Kalamkaris. The artisans follow 23-set of secret steps to produce this special Textile.
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