Iron Rust Black

Details

Length: 6.50 m (650.00 cm) ; Width: 1.19 m (119.38 cm)

Blouse Piece: Yes, the saree comes with a running blouse piece as shown in the 5th image

Wash Care: Dry wash

Blouse: Su, the model is wearing a blouse called White Albatross.

Fabric: Kotpad Handloom Cotton

Underskirt: You can pair it with a Black underskirt.

Disclaimer: The pictures are clicked in daylight. Colour may vary slightly from the image due to the screen brightness

Story

The rust of time erodes form

Not soul

When it strikes Rebirth

Life gathers itself

And from darkness

Yet again glows

This gorgeous black Kotpad cotton saree is named after the Iron rust that is among the ingredients used to create natural black dyes for dyeing. This Iron Rust Black is a shade of life at its basic best!

Description

Kotpad is a fabric that shares its name with and comes to life in a quaint town in Odisha. The handspun, handwoven, naturally-dyed, fabric is nothing short of magic. Natures divinity is truly captured in its yards of beauty as the many elements of creation come together for this fabric. From taking bundles of natural fibres, prepping them for dyeing using castor oil treatments, applying cow-dung, treating with wood-ash washes to dyeing the fibres using the extract of the Aal tree (Indian Mulberry) and other natural concoctions, every step is meticulously followed to get the threads ready to weave. Then, weavers bring the fabric to life by weaving together the threads, interspersed with simple designs that reflect the world as we all see it. The entire process takes 20 “ 25 days from start to finish and being chemical-free is kind on the planet as it is on our skin.