Rani Pink Silk ikat handloom Odisha saree –Transition- Pankaja Sethi

Silk ikat ‘Transition’ rani pink sari is hand woven with soft mulberry silk using traditional ikat technique in Odisha , Eastern India. This design is inspired from traditional bandha weave phuljhari. Contemporary motifs woven with fine silk using Ikat-Bandha weaving tradition are adaptation from traditional weave.
Pankaja Sethi textiles have excellent sheen and elegant drape because of the way woven finesse is achieved.
Pankaja Sethi studio works are made with slowly by hand. The timeless sustainable textile stands for stories of Indian tradition. Our textile supports preservation of traditional weaves and sustains local weavers.

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.