Pyramid-Cotton ikat black handloom Odisha stole – Pankaja Sethi

Cotton ikat ‘pyramid’ design black stole is hand woven in fine cotton on a tradition loom in Odisha, Eastern India. This design is an innovative and aesthetic blend of materials. Contemporary motifs are woven with fine cotton using Ikat-Bandha weaving tradition. Pankaja Sethi textiles have excellent sheen and elegant drape because of the way woven finesse is achieved.
Pankaja Sethi textiles are made with love and joy, and slowly by hand; the timeless sustainable textiles stand for supporting local craft, design innovation, quality and preservation of traditional weaves

Features:
Ikat, silk, hand-woven, bandha, Odisha weaves, handloom

History: The first evidence of ikat is found of Ajanta and Ellora paintings. History of Ikat in Odisha dates back to 12th C, Puri Maharaja consigned weavers to weave Khandua pata silk cloth for Lord Jagannath. The script of Jayadev’s poem was inscribed in ikat technique. Today millions of weavers in Nuapatna and surrounding villages in Cuttack district of Odisha sustain on weaving.

Craft: Ikat originated from Ragikakt Malay word that means of resist. Ikat in Odiya language is called Bandha that means to stop. Ikat is achieved by resisting threads manually as per desired design and dyed multiple times. The resist are removed by hand and woven into textile.

Collaboration: Pankaja Sethi works with weavers and traditional weavers of Odisha directly at grass root level.
What we stand for: excellence in design, excellence in craft, quality, safe working environment, gender equality and preservation.

Disclaimer: Natural variations in texture, woven irregularities are nature of handwoven textiles. Variations in colour are natural. This is not considered defect.

Wash Care: Dry Clean only